Aogeba Tôtoshi (あおげば尊し) 18 years old

Mortality and death seen through the eyes of a lonely student who has an morbid and albeit naive fascination with death. His teacher, Koichi is also grappling with the issue of mortality as he deals with the impending death of his ailing father, who has decided to spend his final days in the family home. As the story progresses, Koichi finds unexpected solace from his grief by letting his troubled student visit and meet with his father in the hopes that he will understand the meaning of life and death.

Credits

Aogeba Tôtoshi Cast

Name Character
Terry Ito He was 56, now 74 years old as Koichi Minegishi
Hiroto Itô as Yasuhiro Tagami
Koji Okura He was 31, now 50 years old
Takeshi Kato He was 63, 39 years old when he died as Koichi's father
Miyoko Asō She was 65, 78 years old when she died as Koichi's mother

Aogeba Tôtoshi Crew

Name Department
Jun Ichikawa as Director. He was 57 (59) years old when He died Directing
Jun Ichikawa as Screenplay. He was 57 (59) years old when He died Writing
Kiyoshi Shigematsu as Novel. He was 42 (now 61) years old Writing
Aogeba Tôtoshi poster
Aogeba Tôtoshi (18 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, January 21, 2006
  • Runtime: 82 minutes