

Overview
Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when he is affected by Alzheimer's disease, but his affliction serves to deepen family ties. Japan's submission to the 58th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Top Cast

Yukiyo Toake
Keiko Takano

Minoru Chiaki
Fuyukichi Takano

Teruhiko Saigō
Haruo Takano

Yumiko Nogawa
Nobue Kaneko

Haruko Katō
Kikuyo Takano

Yoshiko Nakada
Tomoko Iizuka

Sayoko Ninomiya
Mitsue Takano

Ittoku Kishibe
Yoshikazu Ishimoto

Taketoshi Naitō
Mayumi Miura

Shigeru Kōyama
Michiko Kono
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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