A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook

A Wanderer's Notebook

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1962
2h 4m
7.2(11 votes)
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Based on the life and career of novelist Fumiko Hayashi, she bitterly struggles for literary recognition in the first half of the 20th-century – her affairs with feckless men, the jobs she took to survive (peddler, waitress, bar maid), and her arduous, often humiliating attempts to get published in a male-dominated culture.

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43 members
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高峰秀子

Fumiko Hayashi

高峰秀子
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宝田明

Fukuya

宝田明
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加東大介

Nobuo Sadaoka

加東大介
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小林桂樹

Fujiyama

小林桂樹
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田中絹代

Kishi, Fumiko's mother

田中絹代
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草笛光子

Kyôko Hinatsu

草笛光子
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仲谷昇

Haruhiko Itatsu

仲谷昇
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伊藤雄之助

Gorô Shirasaka

伊藤雄之助
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多々良純

Tamura

多々良純
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織田政雄

Fumiko's father

織田政雄
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加藤武

Uenoyama

加藤武
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文野朋子

Yasuko Murano

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賀原夏子

Unknown Role

賀原夏子
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飯田蝶子

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飯田蝶子
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北川町子

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北川町子
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Yurika Benisono

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中北千枝子

Unknown Role

中北千枝子
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矢吹寿子

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菅井きん

Unknown Role

菅井きん
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伊藤久哉

Unknown Role

伊藤久哉
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萬代峰子

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石田茂樹

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中山豊

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中山豊
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名古屋章

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名古屋章
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小西瑠美

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河美智子

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河美智子
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吉川雅恵

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遠藤太津朗

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遠藤太津朗
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Chisato Aoki

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稲野和子

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稲野和子
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八木昌子

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八木昌子
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林美智子

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林美智子
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森秋子

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宇野良子

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霧島八千代

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Fumiko Umeka

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Fumiko Umeka
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内田朝雄

Unknown Role

内田朝雄
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西沢利明

Unknown Role

西沢利明
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Hiroyuki Sugi

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Katsuhiro Oida

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岸田森

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岸田森
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草野大悟

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草野大悟
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橋爪功

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橋爪功

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