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- TV Movie: To a Brighter Place
- Romaji: Akarui ho e akarui ho e
- Japanese: 明るいほうへ明るいほうへ / 明るいほうへ 明るいほうへ -童謡詩人 金子みすゞ-
- Director: Makoto Kiyohiro
- Writer: Akemi Shimizu
- Network: TBS
- Episodes: 1
- Release Date: January 4, 2002
- Runtime: 15:30-18:24
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
With an elder brother and an adopted younger brother who doesn’t know it, Teru grows up in her father’s bookstore. After she has graduated from girls school at the age of 17, her younger brother, Masahiro, suggests that she write about her observations in life. She begins to write poetry under the pen name of Misuzu Kaneko and her life as a poet begins making her famous. But what follows is a failed arranged marriage, Masahiro’s broken heart, and a debilitating illness.
Notes
- Based on the life of poet Misuzu Kaneko(April 11, 1903- March 10, 1930) - before dying at the young age of 26, Misuzu had written over 512 poems.
- Related titles:
- To a Brighter Place (Prologue) | Akarui ho e akarui ho e (TBS / 2001)
- Other titles based on the life of Misuzu Kaneko:
- Misuzu (2001) *Movie
- Kaneko Misuzu Monogatari | Kaneko Misuzu Monogatari－Minna Chigatte, Minna Ii (TBS / 2012) *Drama SP
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