The Discarnates (1988)
A recently divorced writer is reunited with the ghosts of his parents who died when he was a boy. However, every time he sees them he loses more life energy. Now, he must choose between starting a new life or staying forever in the past.
Director:
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writer:
Shin'ichi Ichikawa
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Morio Kazama as Hidemi Harada |
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Kumiko Akiyoshi as Fusako Harada |
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Tsurutaro Kataoka as Eikichi Harada |
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Toshiyuki Nagashima as Ichiro Mamiya |
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Yūko Natori as Kei Fujino |
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Atsuko Kawada as Junko Kawada |
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Bengal as Taxi Driver |
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Takashi Sasano as Dentist |
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Ryoichi Kusanagi as Asakusa Barker 1 |
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Yuji Ogata as Asakusa Barker 2 |
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Kazuya Tokimoto as Script Reading |
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Kenjirou Ishimaru as Script Reading |
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Junichi Takagi as Script Reading |
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Yukihiro Takahashi as Script Reading |
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Yoji Matsuda as Script Reading |
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Jun Kashima as Man at the TV Station |
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Nao Asuka as Female Manager |
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Ippei Hara as Foot Guard |
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Yukitomo Tochino as Subway Public Corporation Staff |
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Yoshihiro Nakayama as Young Hideo Harada |
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Kazue Tsunogae as Waitress |
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Kōen Okumura as Mansion Manager |
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Yasufumi Hayashi as Shigeki Harada |
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Sankichi Yanagiya as Rakugo Performer |
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Yonemaru Katsura as Rakugo Performer |
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Maki Kitami as Magician |
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Wakaba Irie as Ayako Imamura |
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Riki Takeuchi as TV Drama Actor |
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Toru Minegishi as TV Drama Actor |
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Ishirō Honda as Restaurant Owner |
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Maiko Ogo as |
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Eiko Hikari as |
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Hideaki Komori as |
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Shoko Oda as |
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Taku Kazunami as |
| Directing | Nobuhiko Obayashi | Director |
| Writing | Taichi Yamada | Novel |
| Writing | Shin'ichi Ichikawa | Screenplay |
| Production | Kiyoshi Higuchi | Producer |
| Production | Shigemi Sugisaki | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Masatsugu Shinozaki | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Yoshitaka Sakamoto | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kazuo Ôta | Editor |
| Art | Kazuo Satsuya | Art Direction |
| Directing | Shingo Matsubara | Assistant Director |
| Production | Kazuo Kosaka | Associate Producer |
| Art | Yoshiaki Kawai | Set Decoration |
| Art | Keiko Namikawa | Set Decoration |
| Art | Yoshinao Tanaka | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yûko Katô | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chieko Okano | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chieko Okano | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yûko Katô | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Kunio Kojima | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Shingo Matsubara | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tomoaki Sasae | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Shûzô Horikawa | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Isao Kondô | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Sachio Obi | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mitsuru Shimada | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Masao Takahashi | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Susumu Tanaka | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Hiroshi Yamagata | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Tatsumi Yoshimura | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tomoo Haraguchi | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Masahide Iioka | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Kanji Kaimoto | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Nobuyuki Kitô | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Takehiko Sakuma | Gaffer |
| Camera | Hitonori Tabata | Camera Operator |