The Bucket List (2019)
Sachie Kitahara is a housewife and she has devoted her life to her family. Mako Goda is a wealthy woman who runs a business. They are both diagnosed with terminal illnesses and are told they only have a short time left to live. These two women from completely different walks of life meet at the hospital. They both feel emptiness in their lives. They happen to get a 12-year-old's written bucket list. Sachie Kitahara and Mako Goda decide to carry out the girl's wish list and they begin to feel happiness entering their lives.
Director:
Isshin Inudo
Writers:
Isshin Inudo, Hiroyoshi Koiwai, Taeko Asano.
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Sayuri Yoshinaga as Yukie Kitahara |
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Yuki Amami as Mako Goda |
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Tsuyoshi Muro as Manabu Takada |
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Hikari Mitsushima as Miharu Kitahara |
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Kento Kaku as Teruo Miki |
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Rio Suzuki as Marie Kanzaki |
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Ryusuke Komakine as Ikkei Kitahara |
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Kanako Momota as |
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Shiori Tamai as |
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Ayaka Sasaki as |
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Reni Takagi as |
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Kiyoshi Maekawa as Kodo Kitahara |
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Michael Keida as Skydiving Instructor |
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Neo Inoue as |
| Writing | Justin Zackham | Original Film Writer |
| Writing | Isshin Inudo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hiroyoshi Koiwai | Screenplay |
| Writing | Taeko Asano | Screenplay |
| Sound | Koji Ueno | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Seiji Saitô | Color Grading |
| Editing | Seiji Saitô | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Directing | Isshin Inudo | Director |
| Lighting | Yoshitake Hikita | Gaffer |
| Production | Tsuyoshi Sugino | Casting |
| Editing | Soichi Ueno | Editor |
| Production | Toru Mori | Line Producer |
| Production | Kazutoshi Wadakura | Producer |
| Production | Daisuke Katahira | Production Manager |
| Sound | Shin Yasui | Music Producer |
| Directing | Kimiyoshi Adachi | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Kazuyori Kosaka | VFX Supervisor |
| Sound | Mariya Takeuchi | Theme Song Performance |
| Writing | Taeko Asano | Adaptation |
| Sound | Sakura Katsumata | Sound Effects |
| Art | Kôsuke Nishibuchi | Decorator |
| Sound | Jun'ichi Shima | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mari Miyamoto | Costumer |
| Art | Norihiro Isoda | Production Design |
| Production | Hiroyoshi Koiwai | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Hiroyoshi Koiwai | Adaptation |
| Crew | Motonobu Kiyoku | Cinematography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariko Tanaka | Makeup & Hair |