Faraway Sunset

遠き落日

Faraway Sunset tells the story of the famed bacteriologist who is known to have discovered the agent that cause syphilis, and for his relentless search for a cure to yellow fever. As a toddler, his mother's neglect had caused an accident to his left hand, fusing together all the fingers in a bizarre twist of fate. Naturally extremely remorseful for being the cause of her son's handicap, she does everything she could to ensure that he gets to lead a normal life, despite having to fend off bullies and unfair prejudices.

Director

Seijiro Koyama

Screenplay

Kaneto Shindō

Novela

Kaneto Shindō

Music

Tetsuji Hayashi

Status

Released

Release date

04/07/1992

Original language

Japanese