Storyline
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 ?
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Cast & Crew
Tamami Hirose
Gin Maeda
Chieko Baisho
Mako Ishino
Mamiko Tayama
Hiromi Iwasaki
Mie Watanabe
Saburo Shinoda
Kazuo Andō
Taiji Tonoyama
Chieko Aioi
Fumie Noguchi
Frequently Asked Questions
Thousand Cranes was released on June 24, 1989.
The runtime of Thousand Cranes is 1h 36m.
Thousand Cranes is a History, Drama movie.
Thousand Cranes has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 on TMDB.
Thousand Cranes is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Thousand Cranes was directed by Seijiro Koyama.
The main cast of Thousand Cranes includes Tamami Hirose, Gin Maeda, Chieko Baisho.
Thousand Cranes is originally in Japanese.