Child of the Sun (太陽の子 てだのふあ) 43 years old

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.

Credits

Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama as
Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki as
Shôji Ishibashi
Shôji Ishibashi as
Shinobu Otake
Shinobu Otake as
Masane Tsukayama
Masane Tsukayama as

Child of the Sun Cast

Name Character
Taiji Tonoyama He was 64, 73 years old when he died
Hideji Ōtaki He was 55, 87 years old when he died
Shôji Ishibashi
Shinobu Otake She was 23, now 66 years old
Masane Tsukayama He was 36, now 80 years old

Child of the Sun Crew

Name Department
Taku Shinjo as Assistant Director. Directing
Hajime Okayasu as Editor. He was 44 (78) years old when He died Editing
Shôhei Andô as Director of Photography. He was 47 (78) years old when He died Camera
Kirio Urayama as Director. He was 49 (54) years old when He died Directing
Kirio Urayama as Screenplay. He was 49 (54) years old when He died Writing
Child of the Sun poster
Child of the Sun (43 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, September 13, 1980
  • Runtime: 142 minutes