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Thousand Cranes (1989)

Original title: 千羽づる

1989-06-24 · 1h 36m · JA
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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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Seijiro KoyamaDirector

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Tamami HiroseTamami HiroseGin MaedaGin MaedaChieko BaishoChieko BaishoMako IshinoMako IshinoMamiko TayamaMamiko TayamaHiromi IwasakiHiromi IwasakiMie WatanabeMie WatanabeSaburo ShinodaSaburo ShinodaKazuo AndōKazuo AndōTaiji TonoyamaTaiji TonoyamaChieko AioiChieko AioiBen HiuraBen Hiura

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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference374885Actor preference210079 · 563947 · 555952Country preferenceJpDecade preference1980

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What is Thousand Cranes about?

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 ?

How long is Thousand Cranes?

Thousand Cranes has a runtime of 96 minutes.