Child of the Sun

Child of the Sun

A couple originally from Okinawa run an inexpensive restaurant in Kobe, with their grade-school daughter, Fuuchan. The movie depicts the warm interaction between her and adults that grew up with the rough history of Okinawa and discrimination from the mainland. Shots partly on location at beach of Itoman, Yogi Park and Hateruma Island. This is the movie version of the well-known novel by Kenjiro Haitani.

Release Date

September 13, 1980

Status

Released

Original Title

太陽の子 てだのふあ

Runtime

2h 22min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Japanese

Production Companies