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Kaneko Fumiko

Kaneko Fumiko

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Overview

Why did she die? The Supreme Court first sentenced her to death, but then commuted her sentence to life imprisonment and sent her to Tochigi Women's Prison. What happened before she took her own life there? Based on her tanka poems, which convey her raw voice, the film explores her lone fight during the 121 days between her death sentence and suicide, a period that has remained obscure to date.

Directed by Sachi Hamano
Written by Kuninori Yamazaki
Produced by Yasumi Morimitsu
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Top Cast

Nahana

Nahana

Kaneko Fumiko

Katsuya Kobayashi

Katsuya Kobayashi

Park Yeol

Masaki Miura

Masaki Miura

Yoriko Doguchi

Yoriko Doguchi

Kazuko Shirakawa

Kazuko Shirakawa

Takashi Yuki

Takashi Yuki

Misa Wada

Misa Wada

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Shinobu Torii

Sakuya

Sakuya

Goro Sato

Goro Sato

Themes & Keywords

independence movementanarchistjapanese invasion of koreaanarchismkorean resistancejapanese occupation of korea20th centurybased on real person

About Kaneko Fumiko

Kaneko Fumiko is a history, drama film released in 2026 exploring themes of independence movement, anarchist, japanese invasion of korea, anarchism, korean resistance, japanese occupation of korea. Directed by Sachi Hamano, it stars Nahana, Katsuya Kobayashi, Masaki Miura. Why did she die? The Supreme Court first sentenced her to death, but then commuted her sentence to life imprisonment and sent her to Tochigi Women's Prison. What happened before she took her own life there? Based on her tanka poems, which convey her raw voice, the film explores her lone fight during the 121 days between her death sentence and suicide, a period that has remained obscure to date.

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