Farewell to Dream (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1956)

Noriko Kikuoki, Shinji Tanaka, and Yoshiko Kuga in Farewell to Dream (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1956) Cast: Shinji Tanaka, Yuko Mochizuki, Yoshiko Kuga, Eijiro Tono, Noriko Kikuoki, Takahiro Tamura, Ryohei Ono. Screenplay: Yoshiko Kusuda. Cinematography: Hiroshi Kusuda. Art direction: Kazue Hirataka. Film editing: Yoshi Sugihara. Music: Chuji Kinoshita.  The English title, Farewell to Dream, seems to be grammatically or idiomatically off: We would expect Farewell to a Dream or ... Dreams instead. (The Japanese title is Yûyake-gumo, which Google Translate renders as "Sunset Cloud.") But then there's something a little off about this entire short film -- only 78 minutes long. Its young narrator, Yoichi (Shinji Tanaka), tells us his story about how circumstances made him bid farewell to his dreams, except that he doesn't seem to have had any substantial dream other than not following in his father's footsteps as a fishmonger, a job he hates because it makes him smell of fish, causing other boys to taunt him. We can't really blame him, but the film never suggests that Yoichi had a clear plan of escape from that life. He spends a good deal of his time looking out over the rooftops of Tokyo through his binoculars, sighting a pretty young woman whom he dreams of meeting. Eventually, he and his friend Seiji (Ryohei Ono) make their way across the city to where they think the young woman lives, only to arrive in her neighborhood as she's getting into an automobile with the man she's engaged to marry. Yoichi's story is also mixed with that of his sisters: The elder one, Toyoko (Yoshiko Kuga), is pretty and vain, and has a handsome boyfriend, Sudo (Takahiro Tamura). But when Sudo's family goes broke, she marries an older man -- and then carries on an affair with Sudo. When his father (Eijiro Tono) falls ill, Yoichi's parents allow a rich uncle to adopt his younger sister, Kazue (Noriko Kikuoki), in exchange for some financial support, and we see Yoichi bid a sad farewell to the girl. I think we're meant to sympathize with Yoichi in the collapse of his family, but the irony is that after his father dies, Yoichi turns out to be a very good fishmonger, building a thriving business from his own talent as a cook by developing a sideline as a caterer and seller of prepared meals. Like it or not, Yoichi has become what many families would see as a blessing: the son who successfully keeps the family business alive. The effect is that Yoichi's lament for his lost future feels like self-pity rather than legitimate dismay at unfulfilled potential.

art i've done for @lunarhillfunland 's 15th fragile anniversary! the prompt i had was "home"!

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Celebrating the 15th anniversary of Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon with other artists and writers whose hearts have been touched by this game, organized by @lunarhillfunland!!

I think this is the first time I’ve actually…drawn fanart for this game, despite playing it YEARS ago when it first came out in the US. I had always been so drawn to the creative direction of this game, so I’m glad to finally have a tribute to it.

My theme was Lotus Flower, I hope you enjoy my take on it!

OMG OMH OMG SHUT UP PINCH ME WTF AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

ruins

for the fragile dreams 15th anniversary project @lunarhillfunland

Seriously wondering what type of ending fourteen is gonna get because the last time he was so devastated and cut off from everyone he loved and he still has this deep yearning for the domestic and that quote from Donna about "dinner and a laugh" keeps replaying in my mind and look I'm not saying we're gonna get a happy ending but I wonder if some tinkering with the timelines will allow him to spend a bit more time by Donna's side before the inevitable

Day 13: Drawing I participated in @lunarhillfunland's Fragile Dreams 15th Anniversary Project! Thank you for the invite c:

HELLO SHOPPERS!

Today is day 11 of the Fragile Dreams 15th Anniversary project with @lunarhillfunland, and I'm presenting you all with today's theme: Ghosts/Spirits!

A strange man with his many, stranger guests...

Lets keep this train going! If you havent yet, please check out everyone's work over at @lunarhillfunland! theres plenty of excellent writings and drawings to be had~

Hello and Happy Holidays everyone 💖

If you had your eyes on the @lunarhillfunland blog in the last few months, you know there was a ~little~ project in the works for the 15th anniversary of Fragile Dreams ❤️

With this out if the way, I shall now start the "posting train" for the pieces we all did, hehe~

My theme for today was "Alone"!

I hope yall like it and PLEASE check out all the other entries coming up in the following days ♡♡♡

My piece for the Fragile Dreams 15th anniversary hosted by @lunarhillfunland ! My theme was "Memory Items". I always thought Seto would love to share the memories in those items with Ren when he finally found her

Farewell to Dream (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1956)

Call back to the Forces of Destiny video in which Ahsoka teaches Ezra that he doesn't need his lightsaber in order to defend himself. (x)

And as I mentioned at the time this video came out, this lesson came in handy when Ezra went aboard Thrawn's star destroyer unarmed.

looking for something that shines bright

Putting my iono and grusha here as well. They’re friends for streaming reasons

Damian's Letter To Raven

from the fanfic: From A Dearly Departed

My beloved Raven. If you are reading this it means something bad has happened to me. I wish it wasn’t the case, and I wish I could hold you in my arms and tell you that everything will be okay.

But I know everything won’t be. Not for you who I left behind. I hope I died fighting and even more so, fighting to protect you. 

I hoped that I had at least got to tell you I love you and gave you that ring I always promised. I hope I got to call you my wife and we built a life together. The one we kept talking about.

But if I didn’t do any of those things I promised, and I didn’t get you that ring and that house. There is still something I can give you now. 

We talked about having kids. And if that is something you still want beloved, I have frozen my sperm. I wanted to surprise you. But if you're reading this letter, it means that I've died and didn't get to tell you.

Beloved, you must know, however, that I didn't plan this in the event that I die. It was my failsafe in case something bad happened to me on a mission and I couldn't give you a child. You know how I always worry about all the chemicals being tossed around on missions which might make me sterile.

If you still want a child with me, I'm giving this option to you. I know it's not exactly what we talked about. And I wished it wasn't this way, but beloved if there was something I could give to you, it's that dream of having kids with me.

I have given instructions to my mother, if there is anyone, I trust to do the procedure on you, it would be her. She is more than capable.

Raven. I love you. I hope this letter is something you will never get to see. But if it does. Know that I love you more than anything. And whatever you do, my love will never change.

Raven. Live well for the dreams I couldn't fulfill. And I'm sorry that I've hurt you. I wish I could wipe your tears and hold you in my arms.

I love you, Raven. My beautiful beloved Raven.

With love, always, always with love. Damian, your Robin.

~.~.~.~.~.~

The full letter without Raven's breakdown.

I think I did well (in writing this), what do you think?