Genre:
Comedy + Drama

Synopsis:
cademy Award-winning director Takita Yojiro follows Departures with the live-action adaptation of the classic fishing manga 'Tsurikichi Sanpei' (aka "Sanpei the Fisher Boy"). Yaguchi Takao's manga about a country boy and his crazy adventures in fishing was a big hit during its serialization from 1973 to 1983, and also spawned a popular anime series. For the 2009 silver-screen take on "Tsurikichi Sanpei", child actor Suga Kenta takes the leading role of fishing prodigy Sanpei Mihira, a normal kid who turns extraordinary when he picks up a fishing rod. Tsukamoto stars as quirky pro-angler Ayukawa Gyoshin who inspires Mihira to set out and catch the legendary "Monster Fish of Yonaki Valley". Tsunehiko Watase plays Mihira's grandfather, and Kashii Yu plays his older sister, a new character written for the movie. “Tsurikichi Sanpei”'s exciting fishing scenes are brought to life through impressive special effects.

Casts:
Kenta Suga ... Sanpei Mihira
Takashi Tsukamoto ... Gyoshin Ayukawa
Yu Kashii ... Aiko Mihira
Tsunehiko Watase ... Ippei Mihira
Cynthia Cheston ... Manager
Masato Hagiwara ... Pei Mihira
Takayasu Komiya ... Matsuyama
Togo Shimura ... Takeda
Tao Tsuchiya ... Takayama
Kenichiro Yasui ... Umezawa
Yukijirô Hotaru
Ryuji Katagiri
Ryôta Nakanishi

Runtime:
118 min

Also Known As:
Sanpei The Fisher Boy

Country:
Japan

Based on the manga/anime:
"Tsurikichi Sanpei" created by Takao Yaguchi

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