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Movie poster for Don't Lose Heart (2013)

Don't Lose Heart

2013

2h 8m

Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa

Writer: Yoshihiro Fukagawa

Overview

Depicts the life of best-selling Japanese poet Toyo Shibata. Toyo Shibata first began writing poems at the age of 92 and published her first collection of poems "Kujikenaide" (″Don't lose heart″) in 2009, which sold over 1.5 million copies.

Cast

14 people

Photo of Kaoru Yachigusa as Toyo Shibata

Kaoru Yachigusa

Toyo Shibata

Photo of Tetsuya Takeda as Kenichi Shibata

Tetsuya Takeda

Kenichi Shibata

Photo of Ran Ito as Shizuko

Ran Ito

Shizuko

Photo of Rei Dan as Toyo Shibata (young adult)

Rei Dan

Toyo Shibata (young adult)

Photo of Mana Ashida as Toyo Shibata (child)

Mana Ashida

Toyo Shibata (child)

Photo of Mizuho Suzuki as Sadakichi Shibata

Mizuho Suzuki

Sadakichi Shibata

Photo of Yusuke Kamiji as Doctor Kamijo

Yusuke Kamiji

Doctor Kamijo

Photo of Haru Kuroki as Shizuko (young adult)

Haru Kuroki

Shizuko (young adult)

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