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Sadako Story

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Original title

Senba-zuru

Year

1989

Running time

96 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Seijirô Kôyama

Screenwriter

Seijirô Kôyama, Shozo Matsuda

Cast

Music

Masao Haryu

Cinematography

Fuminori Minami

Producer

Kyoto Eiga-sha. Producer: Seijirô Kôyama

Genre

Drama | Disease/illness. Athletics. 1950s

Synopsis

April 1954. 12 year old schoolgirl Sadako thinks her main problem is being unable to pass the baton in relay races. But just as her team starts winning, she starts getting tired more easily. She is sent back to the American Base Victory Hospital, where the diagnosis is lymphatic leukemia. And she has no more than a year left to live. Her parents agree with the doctor that Sadako should not be told, but will she find out anyway?

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Sadako Story

1989

Seijirô Kôyama