Thousand Cranes (1989)
April 1954. 12 year old schoolgirl Sadako thinks her main problem is being unable to pass the baton in relay races. But just as her team starts winning, she starts getting tired more easily. She is sent back to the American Base Victory Hospital, where the diagnosis is lymphatic leukemia. And she has no more than a year left to live. Her parents agree with the doctor that Sadako should not be told, but will she find out anyway ?
Top Cast
Tamami Hirose
Gin Maeda
Chieko Baisho
Mako Ishino
Mamiko Tayama
Hiromi Iwasaki
Mie Watanabe
Saburo Shinoda
Kazuo Andō
Taiji Tonoyama
Chieko Aioi
Fumie Noguchi
Ben Hiura
Shozo Hirabayashi
Takahiro Tamura
FAQ about Thousand Cranes
What is Thousand Cranes about?
April 1954. 12 year old schoolgirl Sadako thinks her main problem is being unable to pass the baton in relay races. But just as her team starts winning, she starts getting tired more easily. She is sent back to the American Base Victory Hospital, where the diagnosis is lymphatic…
When was Thousand Cranes released?
Thousand Cranes was released in 1989.
What genres does Thousand Cranes belong to?
Thousand Cranes is categorised as History, Drama.
Who stars in Thousand Cranes?
The cast of Thousand Cranes includes Tamami Hirose, Gin Maeda, Chieko Baisho, Mako Ishino, Mamiko Tayama.