The Boat to Heaven

A young boy Masahiko Sakurai grows up in Nagasaki where he sees the clear blue ocean everyday His mother wants him to be a violinist To make her dream come true Masahiko goes to Tokyo to learn the violin and stays with his aunt Setsuko in Kamakura near Tokyo Director Mitsutoshi Tanakas adaptation of Masashi Sadas novel of the same name received the 21st Japanese Cinema Reconstruction and Promotion Award and the 46th Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor