Fumiko no umi (2007)

movie

Country: Japan
Genres: Drama
Release: 2007-10-13
Director: Akio Kondô
Writers: Nobuo Ichikawa , Takashi Shinohara
Language: Japanese
Stars: Riko Suzuki , Keiko Takahashi , Miki Fujitani , Chōei Takahashi , Atsuo Nakamura , Kumi Mizuno , Mitsuru Hirata , Chiaki Ozaki , Nagiko Tôno , Kenichi Endo
Runtime: 105 min
Awards: 1 win
AKA: Fumiko no umi , ふみ子の海 (Japan)
Plot: A blind girl of around ten years old is not having a pleasant upbringing. She is poor, neglected, shunned and even loses a friend. Yet, she does not give up hope. That is the adaptation of the actual story of Kiyo Awazu who grows up to educate blind children. The young Fumiko becomes an apprentice to a masseuse and works hard to learn a skill. She also studies to learn braille.
IMDB:tt1198342