is a 1992 Japanese film directed by

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. It is about the Japanese scientist

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. It is based on two

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s, ''Tōki Rakujitsu'' written by

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and ''Noguchi no haha: Noguchi Hideo Monogatari'' written by

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. The screenplay was written by Kaneto Shindō. It stars

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Cast

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- Shika Noguchi *

- Noguchi *

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- Kobayashi *

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- Yoneko Yamauchi *

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- Ryutaro * Choichiro Kawarasaki *

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- Watanabe *

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* 1992 films Shochiku films Films directed by Seijirō Kōyama Films set in the Taishō period 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub