For me, this is how I'll die...
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.
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- Rentaro MikuniBuhei Mukai
- Masahiko TsugawaDr. Koichiro Ogata
- Nobuko MiyamotoMariko
- Yoshiki ArizonoFilm Staff
- Tokie HidariPatient's Wife
- Yoshihiro KatoRadiographer
- Midori KiuchiNurse
- Mami KumagaiProps Master
- Noboru MitaniOld Man
- Takehiro MurataDoctor
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- Jūzō ItamiDirector
- Jūzō ItamiScreenplay
- Yonezō MaedaDirector of Photography
- Toshiyuki HondaOriginal Music Composer
- Toshirō MayuzumiOriginal Music Composer
- Akira SuzukiEditor
- Seigo HosogoeProducer
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