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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: Koji Takada
- Producer: Hisako Yamada, Makiko Inoue, Hidemi Kunieda
- Cinematography: Yoshihiro Ito
- Release Date: January 20, 2007
- Runtime: 119 min.
- Genre: Biopic
- 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.
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