Fudeko & the Angel's Piano
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- Movie: Fudeko & the Angel's Piano
- Romaji: Fudeko: Sono Ai - Tenshi no PIANO
- Japanese: 筆子 その愛 天使のピアノ
- Director: Hisako Yamada
- Writer:
- Producer:
- Cinematography:
- Release Date: January 20, 2007
- Runtime: 119 min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Fudeko Ishii (Takako Tokiwa) was born as a daughter of a baron (during the the Meiji era) and studied in France. She spoke three languages. She was born both beautiful and intelligent. American President Ulysses Grant praised her as the most intelligent woman in the country on his visit to Japan in 1879. Her life changed when she found out that her daughter had intellectual disabilities.
Fudeko Ishii goes on to become a pioneer who establishes education, care and social services for developmentally disabled children in Japan.
Notes
- Filming was done in Okayama prefecture.
- Many children with developmental disabilities were cast in this movie.
Cast
- Takako Tokiwa - Fudeko Ishii
- Emiya Ichikawa
- Go Kato
- Asuza Watanabe
- Sei Hiraizumi
- Ichiro Okura
- Akira Ishihama
- Ichiro Ogura
- Etsuko Ichihara
- Megumi Ishii
- Moeko Ezawa
- Chinu Izumi
- Sera Rinka - Utako Shibusawa
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