The Fossil (化石) 49 years old
An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes him to fantasize about her as the personification of his impending death. As his dialogue with his imagined mortality continues, he actually meets the living woman who is the template for his fantasy, and together they tour rural churches. Gradually he comes to some kind of peace about the diagnosis. When he returns to Japan, he is met with a series of challenges which profoundly test the lessons he has learned.
Credits
The Fossil Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tatsuya Nakadai He was 42, now 91 years old | as narrator |
| Seiji Miyaguchi He was 61, 71 years old when he died | as sunami |
| Hisashi Igawa He was 38, now 88 years old | as funazu |
| Keiko Kishi She was 43, now 92 years old | as madame macrline |
| Yoshio Inaba He was 55, 77 years old when he died | |
| Ichirô Nakatani He was 44, 73 years old when he died | as taisuke |
| Haruko Sugimura She was 66, 88 years old when she died | as mother in law |
| Shin Saburi He was 66, 73 years old when he died | as tajihei kazuki |
| Mayumi Ogawa She was 35, now 84 years old | as akiko kazuki |
The Fossil Crew
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The Fossil (49 years)
- Release day: Saturday, October 04, 1975
- Runtime: 200 minutes