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An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes him to fantasize about her as the personification of his impending death. As his dialogue with his imagined mortality continues, he actually meets the living woman who is the template for his fantasy, and together they tour rural churches. Gradually he comes to some kind of peace about the diagnosis. When he returns to Japan, he is met with a series of challenges which profoundly test the lessons he has learned.

Directing:
  • Masaki Kobayashi

Writing:
  • Yasushi Inoue
  • Shun Inagaki
  • Takeshi Yoshida

Stars:
Release Date: 1974-01-01
themoviedb icon 6.8/10
  • Country: JP
  • Language: 日本語
  • Runtime: 201
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguc...
Sunami
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakad...
narrator
Shin Saburi
Shin Saburi
Tajihei Itsuki
Mayumi Ogawa
Mayumi Ogawa
Akiko Itsuki
Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi
Madame Marcelin
Haruko Sugimura
Haruko Sugimu...
Itsuki's stepmother
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Funazu
Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba
Toyoshima
Ichirō Nakatani
Ichirō Nakata...
Taisuke, Tajihei's brother
Gō Katō
Gō Katō
Narrator
Komaki Kurihara
Komaki Kuriha...
Kiyoko Itsuki
Orie Satō
Orie Satō
Kishi's wife
Jūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno
Tappei Yabuki
Shigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyam...
Dr. Kihara
Yûsuke Takita
Yûsuke Takita
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