Takayuki (Takao Osawa) is an elementary school teacher in Tokyo. He is seized with Behçet's syndrome, and will gradually lose his sight. He resigns from his job and leaves his girlfriend, Yoko (Yuriko Ishida) to return to his hometown, Nagasaki, where his mother lives. Takayuki spends his days strolling around Nagasaki, to imprint familiar scenes on his memory. Yoko visits him and insists on staying. Takayuki has major concerns for her future, and his own life. He drives her away, for her own good. After days of affliction, the two reunite. The story leads to an emotive conclusion, the end of his spiritual journey.
Cast
Crew
Itsumichi Isomura
Director, Screenplay
Masashi Sada
Novel, Theme Song Performance
Jun'ichi Kikuchi
Editor
Takahide Shibanushi
Director of Photography
Koji Yamaguchi
Assistant Director
CHINO Takehiko
Executive Producer
Daisuke Sekiguchi
Producer
Yoshino Sasaki
Producer
Hidetaka Ozawa
Production Design
Masatoshi Yokomizo
Sound Recordist
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Music
Meichô Tomiyama
Gaffer
Tatsuya Mouri
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