Don't Lose Heart (2013)

  • NR
  • 11/16/2013 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 2h 8m

Overview

Depicts the life of best-selling Japanese poet Toyo Shibata. Toyo Shibata first began writing poems at the age of 92 and published her first collection of poems "Kujikenaide" (″Don't lose heart″) in 2009, which sold over 1.5 million copies.

Yoshihiro Fukagawa

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Kaoru Yachigusa's headshot

Kaoru Yachigusa

Toyo Shibata
Tetsuya Takeda's headshot

Tetsuya Takeda

Kenichi Shibata
Ran Ito's headshot

Ran Ito

Shizuko
Rei Dan's headshot

Rei Dan

Toyo Shibata (young adult)
Mana Ashida's headshot

Mana Ashida

Toyo Shibata (child)
Mizuho Suzuki's headshot

Mizuho Suzuki

Sadakichi Shibata
Yusuke Kamiji's headshot

Yusuke Kamiji

Doctor Kamijo
Haru Kuroki's headshot

Haru Kuroki

Shizuko (young adult)

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