Don't Lose Heart (くじけないで) 10 years old

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.

Credits

Don't Lose Heart Cast

Name Character
Mizuho Suzuki He was 86, now 96 years old as Sadakichi Shibata
Kaoru Yachigusa She was 82, 88 years old when she died as Toyo Shibata
Mana Ashida She was 9, now 19 years old as Toyo Shibata (child)
Haru Kuroki She was 23, now 34 years old as Shizuko (young adult)
Pierre Taki He was 46, now 57 years old
Chizuru Ikewaki She was 31, now 42 years old
Tetsuya Takeda He was 64, now 75 years old as Kenichi Shibata
Yusuke Kamiji He was 34, now 45 years old as Doctor Kamijo
Rei Dan She was 42, now 52 years old as Toyo Shibata (young adult)

Don't Lose Heart Crew

Name Department
Yoshihiro Fukagawa as Director. He was 37 (now 47) years old Directing
Yoshihiro Fukagawa as Screenplay. He was 37 (now 47) years old Writing
Hirokazu Ishii as Cinematography. He was 29 (now 40) years old Crew
Don't Lose Heart poster
Don't Lose Heart (10 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, November 16, 2013
  • Runtime: 128 minutes