Fumiko no umi

Directed by Akio Kondo

With Riko Suzuki, Keiko Takahashi, Miki Fujitani, Choei Takahashi and Atsuo Nakamura

A blind girl of around ten years old is not having a pleasant upbringing. She is poor, neglected, shunned and even loses a friend. Yet, she does not give up hope. That is the adaptation of the actual story of Kiyo Awazu who grows up to educate blind children. The young Fumiko becomes an apprentice to a masseuse and works hard to learn a skill. She also studies to learn braille.