Fumiko no umi (2007)

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.

Released Oct. 13, 2007 105 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: imdb.blindness, imdb.braille, imdb.masseuse, imdb.based-on-novel

Production Companies: Creative Film Associates, Cinema Dist, Pandora

Country: Japan
Production Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese