春子の人形 (2018): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2018, 春子の人形 is a drama, krieg, liebesfilm and historie film, running about 89 minutes.

What it’s about. In the early days of the Showa era in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture a newborn baby is abandoned with a doll under the eaves of a merchant house along the pilgrimage route in Shikoku. It seems to be a pilgrim struggling to make a living. This baby girl is named Haruko and brought by Tomita Shizuko and Katsuji as the younger sister of their son Ryosuke who is three years apart. When the war begins, 16-year old Ryosuke qualifies for the naval academy and crosses the Seto Inland Sea. After some consideration, Shizuko tells Haruko the truth that they are not real siblings for the first time. Haruko who has had a secret crush on her brother ever since he said that he would protect her, is innocently overjoyed and heads to Hiroshima to convey this to him. The next day, an atomic bomb explodes in the sky…

Who’s in it. 春子の人形 stars Miho Nakanishi as Amamoto Ichiko, Toshinori Omi as Omi Toshinori Katsuji, Yuko Tanaka as Tomita Shizuko and Mana Ashida as Haruko, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 春子の人形 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 春子の人形 tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.