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The Fossil

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Director
  
Masaki Kobayashi

Country
  
Japan

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Language
  
Japanese

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Release date
  
October 4, 1975 (1975-10-04)

Based on
  
The Fossil  by Yasushi Inoue

Writer
  
Shun Inagaki (screenplay), Yasushi Inoue (novel), Takeshi Yoshida (screenplay)

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The Fossil (化石, Kaseki) is a 1975 Japanese film directed by Masaki Kobayashi and based on a 1965 novel by Yasushi Inoue. It was Japan's submission to the 47th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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Plot

A detailed look at a Tokyo business tycoon (played by Shin Saburi) given a diagnosis of terminal cancer who must now re-assess his life and values.

Cast

  • Shin Saburi as Tajihei Kazuki
  • Mayumi Ogawa as Akiko Kazuki
  • Keiko Kishi as Woman (Death)
  • Komaki Kurihara as Kiyoko Kazuki
  • Haruko Sugimura as Mother-in-law
  • Hisashi Igawa as Funazu
  • References

    The Fossil Wikipedia
    The Fossil IMDb The Fossil themoviedb.org