Overview

A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. Though his family, friends, and doctor try to keep the secret of his terminal cancer from him, Buhei gradually comes to realize the truth of his condition, leading him on a journey of despair, anger, and – ultimately – acceptance.

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Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

Buhei Mukai

Masahiko Tsugawa

Dr. Koichiro Ogata

Nobuko Miyamoto

Mariko

Yoshiki Arizono

Film Staff

Tokie Hidari

Patient's Wife

Yoshihiro Katō

Radiographer

Midori Kiuchi

Nurse

Mami Kumagai

Props Master

Noboru Mitani

Old Man

Takehiro Murata

Doctor

Choei Takahashi

Dying Patient

Haruna Takase

Aya Kamishima