The Boat to HeavenMovie
A young boy, Masahiko Sakurai, grows up in Nagasaki where he sees the clear blue ocean everyday. His mother wants him to be a violinist. To make her dream come true, Masahiko goes to Tokyo to learn the violin, and stays with his aunt, Setsuko, in Kamakura near Tokyo. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's novel of the same name received the 21st Japanese Cinema Reconstruction and Promotion Award and the 46th Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor.
About The Boat to Heaven
The Boat to Heaven is a 2003 movie directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 49m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Keizo Kanie, Keiko Matsuzaka, Akiko Nishina. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
