Faraway Sunset
1992, Japanese. Directed by Seijiro Koyama.
Faraway Sunset tells the story of the famed bacteriologist who is known to have discovered the agent that cause syphilis, and for his relentless search for a cure to yellow fever. As a toddler, his mother's neglect had caused an accident to his left hand, fusing together all the fingers in a bizarre twist of fate. Naturally extremely remorseful for being the cause of her son's handicap, she does everything she could to ensure that he gets to lead a normal life, despite having to fend off bullies and unfair prejudices.
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 4 July 1992
- Original title
- 遠き落日
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō
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Faraway Sunset runs 119 minutes (1h 59m).
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Faraway Sunset isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 July 1992. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
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Who directed Faraway Sunset?
Faraway Sunset (1992) was directed by Seijiro Koyama and stars Yoshiko Mita, Hiroshi Mikami, Tatsuya Nakadai.