United States / Oct 24, 1974 / San Francisco International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is abroad in Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes him to imagine her as the personification of his impending fate. As his dialogue with his imagined mortality continues, he meets the living woman, 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 that profoundly test the lessons he has learned.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Orie Satō | Kishi's wife |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | Sunami |
| Haruko Sugimura | Itsuki's stepmother |
| Ichirō Nakatani | Taisuke (Itskuki's brother) |
| Yoshio Inaba | Toyoshima |
| Sue Mitobe | Itsuki family's maid |
| Jūkichi Uno | Tappei Yakubi |
| Shigeru Kōyama | Dr. Kihara |
| Tetsuo Hasegawa | Akiko's husband |
| Ichirō Nakatani | Taisuke, Tajihei's brother |
| Yūsuke Takita | |
| Jūkichi Uno | Tappei Yabuki |
| Kei Yamamoto | Akihiko Kishi |
Genres
DramaFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 化石 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Yonki-no-Kai Productions, Haiyuza Eiga Hoso Company |
| Release date | 4 ottobre 1975 |
| Production | Gin'ichi Kishimoto, Masayuki Satō |
| Writer | Shun Inagaki, Takeshi Yoshida, Yasushi Inoue |
| Editing | Keiichi Uraoka |
| Cinematography | Kōzō Okazaki |
| Assistant directors | Masaki Kobayashi |
| Camera operators | Kōzō Okazaki |
| Additional photography | Kōzō Okazaki |
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| Music | Toru Takemitsu |
| Sound | Toru Takemitsu |
Release dates
Premiere
Netherlands / Jun 28, 1975 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
Theatrical release
Japan / Oct 04, 1975
United States / Sep 09, 1976 / NR
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