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The Last Dance (1993)
Directed by Jūzō Itami
“For me, this is how I'll die...”
Drama, Comedy · 1h 56m
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.
Cast
Rentaro Mikuni
Buhei Mukai
Masahiko Tsugawa
Dr. Koichiro Ogata
Nobuko Miyamoto
Mariko
Yoshiki Arizono
Film Staff
Tokie Hidari
Patient's Wife
Yoshihiro Kato
Radiographer
Midori Kiuchi
Nurse
Mami Kumagai
Props Master
Noboru Mitani
Old Man
Takehiro Murata
Doctor
Choei Takahashi
Dying Patient
Haruna Takase
Aya Kamishima
Crew
- Director
- Jūzō Itami
- Screenplay
- Jūzō Itami
- Director of Photography
- Yonezō Maeda
- Original Music Composer
- Toshiyuki Honda, Toshirō Mayuzumi
- Editor
- Akira Suzuki
- Producer
- Seigo Hosogoe
Details
- Original title
- 大病人
- Release date
- 1993-05-29
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Itami Productions