(化石)

Overview: 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama

Networks:

Fuji TV

Year:

1972

Directors:

Masaki Kobayashi

Production companies:

Haiyuza Theater Company,

Yonki-no-Kai Productions

Actors:

Tajihei Kazuki

Akiko Kazuki

Madame Marcelin

Kiyoko Kazuki

Mother-in-Law

Crews:

Director

Writer

Writer

Novel