Aogeba Tôtoshi

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Aogeba Tôtoshi (2006)

Directed by Jun Ichikawa

Drama · 1h 22m

Mortality and death seen through the eyes of a lonely student who has an morbid and albeit naive fascination with death. His teacher, Koichi is also grappling with the issue of mortality as he deals with the impending death of his ailing father, who has decided to spend his final days in the family home. As the story progresses, Koichi finds unexpected solace from his grief by letting his troubled student visit and meet with his father in the hopes that he will understand the meaning of life and death.

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Cast

Terry Ito Koichi Minegishi Hiroko Yakushimaru Mari Minegishi
M
Miyoko Asô Koichi's mother
H
Hiroto Itô Yasuhiro Tagami Takeshi Katō Koichi's father Koji Ohkura Masato Irie Moeko Ezawa Takao Handa Shota Sometani

Crew

Director
Jun Ichikawa
Screenplay
Jun Ichikawa
Novel
Kiyoshi Shigematsu
Director of Photography
Tatsuhiko Kobayashi
Original Music Composer
Taro Iwashiro
Editor
Chise Sanjo
Producer
Hisao Nabeshima

Details

Original title
あおげば尊し
Release date
2006-01-21
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
AZOTH