| A Long Goodbye | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ryōta Nakano |
| Written by | Ryōta Nakano Toshiya Ōno |
| Based on | Nagai Owakare by Kyoko Nakajima |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Yūta Tsukinaga |
| Edited by | Jun'ichi Itō |
| Music by | Takashi Watanabe |
| Production companies | Dragonfly Entertainment, Asmik Ace |
| Distributed by | Asmik Ace |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
A Long Goodbye (長いお別れ, Nagai Owakare) is a 2019 Japanese family drama film directed by Ryōta Nakano.
Plot
A 70-year-old man informs his wife and daughters that he has Alzheimer's disease. 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. The story examines drama of the family members' own individual challenges as they come to deal with their father's illness.
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
References
- "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.