Fumiko no umi

Overview

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.

Cast

Riko Suzuki

Fumiko Awaji

Keiko Takahashi

Taka Sasayama

Miki Fujitani

Chiyo Awaji

Chōei Takahashi

Jiko

Atsuo Nakamura

Zenkichi

Kumi Mizuno

Shige

Mitsuru Hirata

Furukawa

Chiaki Ozaki

Sada

Nagiko Tono

Shimeka

Kenichi Endo

Ueda