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The Fossil

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Plot

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.

Cast

Shin Saburi as Tajihei Itsuki
Shin Saburi

as Tajihei Itsuki

Keiko Kishi as Madame Marcelin
Keiko Kishi

as Madame Marcelin

Gō Katō as Narrator
Gō Katō

as Narrator

Hisashi Igawa as Funazu
Hisashi Igawa

as Funazu

Mayumi Ogawa as Akiko Itsuki
Mayumi Ogawa

as Akiko Itsuki

Komaki Kurihara as Kiyoko Itsuki
Komaki Kurihara

as Kiyoko Itsuki

Kei Yamamoto as Akihiko Kishi
Kei Yamamoto

as Akihiko Kishi

Orie Satō as Kishi's wife
Orie Satō

as Kishi's wife

Seiji Miyaguchi as Sunami
Seiji Miyaguchi

as Sunami

Haruko Sugimura as Itsuki's stepmother
Haruko Sugimura

as Itsuki's stepmother

Movie Facts

Rated

  • N/A

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 4, 1975

Production Companies

  • Yonki-no-Kai Productions

  • Haiyuza Eiga Hoso Company

Production Countries

  • Japan

Spoken Language

  • 日本語

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 3.35 hrs

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