Thousand Cranes
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 ?
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Thousand Cranes
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 24, 1989
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
History, Drama
Original Title
千羽づる
Production Companies
Kyodo Eiga Company Ltd.
Director
Seijiro Koyama
Description
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 ?
