Across a Gold Prairie

Across a Gold Prairie

96 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Oct. 31, 1999

Meet NIPPORI Ayumu, an 80 year-old man, who, due to a serious heart condition, has spent sixty years of his life confined to his house. One morning, he wakes up believing himself to be twenty again. In his mind, he has become the youthful young man that he once was. However, reality fails to keep up with his illusion, and everything around him seems to be quite different from what he is used to. So, he decides that he is simply dreaming. As his reality becomes his dream, his unhappy world turns into a life enriched with happiness and expectations for the future. Ayumu is now enjoying his life to the full again.

Across a Gold Prairie

96 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Oct. 31, 1999

Across a Gold Prairie
Meet NIPPORI Ayumu, an 80 year-old man, who, due to a serious heart condition, has spent sixty years of his life confined to his house. One morning, he wakes up believing himself to be twenty again. In his mind, he has become the youthful young man that he once was. However, reality fails to keep up with his illusion, and everything around him seems to be quite different from what he is used to. So, he decides that he is simply dreaming. As his reality becomes his dream, his unhappy world turns into a life enriched with happiness and expectations for the future. Ayumu is now enjoying his life to the full again.
Producers
Original title 金髪の草原
Directors Isshin Inudo
Writers Yumiko Oshima, Sakichi Sato

Cast

Yûsuke Iseya

as Ayumu Nippori

Chizuru Ikewaki

as Narisu Kodai

Masatoshi Matsuo

as Maruo Kodai

Miako Tadano

as Makiko Miyazono

Takeshi Katō

as Takashi Kanzaki