Pandora's Box

After Japan's defeat in WWII, "Pandora no hako" follows a young man named Risuke who has contracted tuberculosis. He travels to the countryside to a unique nursing facility to receive treatment for his disease. At the sanatorium all the patients and nurses go by nicknames and Risuke decides to reinvent himself as Hibari. During his stay, Hibari develops realationships with other patients and nurses. After Hibari's friend Tsuikushi gets discharged from the nursing facility, Hibari writes to him about his relationships with Dakesang the chief nurse and Mabo another nurse that is bright and seems to like him.

Cast

Shota Sometani Risuke/Hibari

Mieko Kawakami Daekesang

Yosuke Kubozuka Tsukushi Riisa Naka Mabo

Yutaka Oda

Ryo Fukawa Yoriko Doguchi Mickey Curtis Kiki

Metadata from the source database.