A Long Goodbye (Japanese: 長いお別れ) is a 2019 Japanese family drama film, directed by Ryōta Nakano.
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| Directed by | Ryōta Nakano |
| Written by | Ryōta Nakano Toshiya Ōno |
| Based on | Nagai Owakare by Kyoko Nakajima |
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| Cinematography | Yūta Tsukinaga |
| Edited by | Jun'ichi Itō |
| Music by | Takashi Watanabe |
Production companies | Dragonfly Entertainment, Asmik Ace |
| Distributed by | Asmik Ace |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
editA family deals with the 70 year old father, who informs his wife and daughters that he has Alzheimer's disease.[1] They react differently to as his illness progresses, but realize there are some things he will not forget.[2]
The story looks at the drama of the family members' own individual challenges, as they come to deal with their own father's illness.[3][4]
Production
editThe movie was released on May 31, 2019 and distributed by Asmik Ace Entertainment.
Cast
edit- Yū Aoi as Fumi Higashi
- Yuko Takeuchi as Mari Imamura (née Higashi)
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Shōhei Higashi
- Chieko Matsubara as Yōko Higashi
- Yukiya Kitamura as Arata Imamura
- Tomoya Nakamura as Michihiko Iwata
- Rairu Sugita as Takashi Imamura
- Kurumi Shimizu as Mio Konishi
- Akiko Kurano
- Takumi Matsuzawa
References
edit- ^ "A Long Goodbye: Japanese family struggles with dementia". South China Morning Post. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "ryota nakano". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ Scanlon, Hayley (2020-04-08). "A Long Goodbye (長いお別れ, Ryota Nakano, 2019)". Windows on Worlds. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (2019-05-29). "'A Long Goodbye': Taking a lighter look at Alzheimer's". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-06-10.