(遠き落日)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

119 minutes

Year:

1992

Directors:

Seijiro Koyama

Production companies:

Shochiku,

Tokyu Group,

TV Asahi

Actors:

Shika Noguchi

Hideyo Noguchi

Kobayashi

Yoneko Yamauchi

Ryutaro

Crews:

Editor

Director

Producer

Screenplay

Production Design