Voluntad de vivir (1999)
La historia de abandonar a la gente anciana en las montañas se ha preservado en la prefectura de Nagano, en el centro de Japón. Pero un gran número de leyendas similares pueden encontrarse, a modo de cuentos locales, aquí y allá, así como poemas escritos sobre este tema hace cientos de años. ¿Cómo se adapta este concepto a un mundo contemporaneo? En esta sociedad civilizada es imposible llevarse a los ancianos a la montaña. Y si alguien lo intenta, sería considerado un homicidio. La película muestra cómo se afronta este elemento social en la actualidad, comparado con la antigüedad.
Directora: Kaneto Shindō
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三国連太郎 as Yasukichi |
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Shinobu Otake as Tokuko |
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大谷直子 as Yasukichi's lover |
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柄本明 as Doctor |
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宮崎美子 as Tomoko |
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高橋長英 as |
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Akaji Maro as |
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観世栄夫 as Director of a hospital |
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Aya Mizuno as |
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馬場当 as |
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広岡由里子 as |
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Hitoshi Kusanagi as |
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Ai Toyama as |
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Nao Ōmori as |
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Rinko Kikuchi as |
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六平直政 as |
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原ひさ子 as |
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絵沢萠子 as |
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Manabu Muraji as |
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Yasumi Maezawa as |
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Yôko Nakajima as |
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正名僕蔵 as |
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夏目玲 as |
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吉田日出子 as Old woman at village |
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塩野谷正幸 as |
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治平武広 as |
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Hiromi Nakazato as |
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津川雅彦 as Village chief |
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渡辺とく子 as Village chief's lover |
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江角英明 as Villager |
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須賀不二男 as |
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うえだ峻 as |
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下飯坂菊馬 as |
| Directing | Kaneto Shindō | Director |
| Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Writer |
| Camera | 三宅義行 | Director of Photography |
| Editing | 渡辺行夫 | Editor |
| Sound | 林光 | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jirô Shindô | Producer |