Aogeba Tôtoshi (2006)
Mortality and death seen through the eyes of a lonely student who has an morbid and albeit naive fascination with death. His teacher, Koichi is also grappling with the issue of mortality as he deals with the impending death of his ailing father, who has decided to spend his final days in the family home. As the story progresses, Koichi finds unexpected solace from his grief by letting his troubled student visit and meet with his father in the hopes that he will understand the meaning of life and death.
Director:
Jun Ichikawa
Writer:
Jun Ichikawa
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Terry Ito as Koichi Minegishi |
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Hiroko Yakushimaru as Mari Minegishi |
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Miyoko Asô as Koichi's mother |
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Hiroto Itô as Yasuhiro Tagami |
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Takeshi Katō as Koichi's father |
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Koji Ohkura as |
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Masato Irie as |
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Moeko Ezawa as |
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Takao Handa as |
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Shota Sometani as |
| Directing | Jun Ichikawa | Director |
| Writing | Jun Ichikawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kiyoshi Shigematsu | Novel |
| Production | Hisao Nabeshima | Producer |
| Camera | Tatsuhiko Kobayashi | Director of Photography |
| Art | Osamu Yamaguchi | Art Direction |
| Art | Koichi Hirai | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Taro Iwashiro | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Yasuo Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Takeshi Nakasu | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Chise Sanjo | Editor |
| Production | Nobuyuki Kajikawa | Line Producer |