Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

(1986)Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi135 minDrama, Comedy, War

During the fervently nationalist months leading up to World War II, a rebellious teenager is transferred to a new primary school in a small Inland Sea town. He vies with the school’s reigning bully, who takes a romantic interest in his older stepsister. When they learn she’s going to be sold to a brothel to pay off her father’s debts, they form an uneasy alliance to free her.

Isako Washioas O-Shouchan
Yasufumi Hayashias Soutaroh Sudou
Riki Takeuchias Kawakita
Koichi Satoas Chuui Aoki
Jun'ichirô Katagirias Sakae Ohsugi
Aiko Shourikias Mizue Okami
Toshinori Omias Yuuta Hayami
Makoto Satōas Seiroku the Pimp
Akira Ōizumias School Custodian
Guts Ishimatsuas Gunroh Tabata
Toru Minegishias Sakae's Father
Wakaba Irieas Soutaroh's Mother
Kumeko Uchibeas Old Woman at Stone Image
Izumi Haraas Old Woman with Urn
Shigeru Izumiyaas Old Fisherman
Toshie Negishias Sakae's Mother
Joe Shishidoas School Principal
Tomokazu Miuraas Soutaroh's Father
Saburō Bōyaas Bonchan's Father