The Last Dance (1993)
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.
Director:
Jūzō Itami
Writer:
Jūzō Itami
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Rentaro Mikuni as Buhei Mukai |
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Masahiko Tsugawa as Dr. Koichiro Ogata |
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Nobuko Miyamoto as Mariko |
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Yoshiki Arizono as Film Staff |
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Tokie Hidari as Patient's Wife |
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Yoshihiro Katō as Radiographer |
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Midori Kiuchi as Nurse |
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Mami Kumagai as Props Master |
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Noboru Mitani as Old Man |
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Takehiro Murata as Doctor |
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Choei Takahashi as Dying Patient |
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Haruna Takase as Aya Kamishima |
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Akio Tanaka as Film Producer |
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Koichi Ueda as Anesthetist |
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Minako Ogawa as Film Crew |
| Directing | Jūzō Itami | Director |
| Editing | Akira Suzuki | Editor |
| Production | Seigo Hosogoe | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rikiya Sô | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Etsuko Egawa | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Nigel Sinclair | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sôichi Umezawa | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Yonezō Maeda | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Toshiyuki Honda | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jūzō Itami | Screenplay |
| Production | Yasushi Tamaoki | Executive Producer |
| Art | Shuichiro Nakamura | Production Design |
| Sound | Naoki Tachikawa | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Osamu Onodera | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Kazuo Yabe | Gaffer |
| Directing | Takehiko Nakajima | Assistant Director |
| Camera | 瀬古正二 | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Kazuyoshi Iwasaki | Still Photographer |
