The Fossil

The Fossil

6.8 | 1974-01-01 | Drama Fantasy

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.

Featured Crew

Masaki Kobayashi Director
Masayuki Satō Producer
Toru Takemitsu Music
Shun Inagaki Screenplay
Keiichi Uraoka Editor
Kōzō Okazaki Cinematography
Gin'ichi Kishimoto Producer
Takeshi Yoshida Screenplay
Yasushi Inoue Novel

Cast

Shin Saburi
Shin Saburi
Tajihei Itsuki
Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi
Madame Marcelin
Gō Katō
Gō Katō
Narrator
Mayumi Ogawa
Mayumi Ogawa
Akiko Itsuki
Komaki Kurihara
Komaki Kurihara
Kiyoko Itsuki
Kei Yamamoto
Kei Yamamoto
Akihiko Kishi
Orie Satō
Orie Satō
Kishi's wife
Haruko Sugimura
Haruko Sugimura
Itsuki's stepmother

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