A Long Goodbye
2019 Japanese film
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A Long Goodbye (長いお別れ, Nagai Owakare) 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
A 70-year-old man informs his wife and daughters that he has Alzheimer's disease.[1] His family members digest the news and each react differently as his illness progresses, but realize there are also some things that he will not forget.[2] The story examines drama of the family members' own individual challenges as they come to deal with their father's illness.[3][4]
Production
The movie was released on May 31, 2019 and distributed by Asmik Ace Entertainment.
Cast
- 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