Fukuji to Yumihiko: Umi wo Watatte Kita Ushikai Shounen
This animated film is set in Japan's Tenpyo period and tells the story of how two boys—Fukuji from a cattle-herding village and Yumihiko from a rice-farming village—form an unlikely friendship after bandits raid Yumihiko's home. Their bond becomes a bridge between their communities, sparking cultural exchange and cooperation. The film explores how dairy farming and Buddhism arrived in Japan from China and Korea, weaving this historical backdrop into a tale about friendship across different ways of life.
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Fukuji to Yumihiko: Umi wo Watatte Kita Ushikai Shounen
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1990
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This animated film is set in Japan's Tenpyo period and tells the story of how two boys—Fukuji from a cattle-herding village and Yumihiko from a rice-farming village—form an unlikely friendship after bandits raid Yumihiko's home. Their bond becomes a bridge between their communities, sparking cultural exchange and cooperation. The film explores how dairy farming and Buddhism arrived in Japan from China and Korea, weaving this historical backdrop into a tale about friendship across different ways of life.
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Fukuji to Yumihiko: Umi wo Watatte Kita Ushikai Shounen
This animated film is set in Japan's Tenpyo period and tells the story of how two boys—Fukuji from a cattle-herding village and Yumihiko from a rice-farming village—form an unlikely friendship after bandits raid Yumihiko's home. Their bond becomes a bridge between their communities, sparking cultural exchange and cooperation. The film explores how dairy farming and Buddhism arrived in Japan from China and Korea, weaving this historical backdrop into a tale about friendship across different ways of life.
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Fukuji to Yumihiko: Umi wo Watatte Kita Ushikai Shounen
福児と弓彦 －海を渡ってきた牛飼い少年－