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The Last Dance 1993 Directed by Jūzō Itami 大病人

For me, this is how I'll die...

A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. Though his family, friends, and doctor try to keep the secret of his terminal cancer from him, Buhei gradually comes to realize the truth of his condition, leading him on a journey of despair, anger, and – ultimately – acceptance.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Production Company Itami Productions
Release Date 29 May 1993
116 mins
Cast
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni Buhei Mukai
Masahiko Tsugawa
Masahiko Tsugawa Dr. Koichiro Ogata
Nobuko Miyamoto
Nobuko Miyamoto Mariko
Yoshiki Arizono
Yoshiki Arizono Film Staff
Tokie Hidari
Tokie Hidari Patient's Wife
Yoshihiro Katō
Yoshihiro Katō Radiographer
Midori Kiuchi
Midori Kiuchi Nurse
Mami Kumagai
Mami Kumagai Props Master
Noboru Mitani
Noboru Mitani Old Man
Takehiro Murata
Takehiro Murata Doctor
Chōei Takahashi
Chōei Takahashi Dying Patient
Haruna Takase
Haruna Takase Aya Kamishima
Akio Tanaka
Akio Tanaka Film Producer
Koichi Ueda
Koichi Ueda Anesthetist
Minako Ogawa
Minako Ogawa Film crew
Crew
Director
Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami
Writer
Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami
Producers
Seigo Hosogoe
Seigo Hosogoe
Yasushi Tamaoki
Yasushi Tamaoki
Executive Producer
Nigel Sinclair
Nigel Sinclair
Cinematography
Yonezō Maeda
Yonezō Maeda
Composer
Toshiyuki Honda
Toshiyuki Honda
Editor
Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki
Sound
Osamu Onodera
Osamu Onodera
Makeup Artists
Etsuko Egawa
Etsuko Egawa
Rikiya Sô
Rikiya Sô
Sôichi Umezawa
Sôichi Umezawa