Don't Lose Heart (2013)

Don't Lose Heart 2013 / くじけないで 2013 / Kujikenaide

The film is an adaptation of late poet Toyo Shibata’s best-selling anthology of the same name. Shibata became an inspirational figure to many a few years ago when she published her first work at age 99, not too long after she began writing at the urging of her son, Kenichi. The film itself features both depictions of Shibata’s poetry and portrayals of events from her life.