Aogeba Tôtoshi

1h 22m
Drama
5.5

Mortality and death seen through the eyes of a lonely student who has an morbid and albeit naive fascination with death. His teacher, Koichi is also grappling with the issue of mortality as he deals with the impending death of his ailing father, who has decided to spend his final days in the family home. As the story progresses, Koichi finds unexpected solace from his grief by letting his troubled student visit and meet with his father in the hopes that he will understand the meaning of life and death.

Cast

Terry Ito
Koichi Minegishi
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Mari Minegishi
Miyoko Asô
Koichi's mother
Hiroto Itô
Yasuhiro Tagami
Takeshi Katō
Koichi's father
Koji Ohkura
Unknown
Masato Irie
Unknown
Moeko Ezawa
Unknown
Takao Handa
Unknown
Shota Sometani
Unknown

Crew

Jun Ichikawa
Director, Screenplay
Kiyoshi Shigematsu
Novel
Chise Sanjo
Editor
Tatsuhiko Kobayashi
Director of Photography
Hisao Nabeshima
Producer
Nobuyuki Kajikawa
Line Producer
Yasuo Hashimoto
Sound Recordist
Takeshi Nakasu
Lighting Technician
Taro Iwashiro
Original Music Composer
Koichi Hirai
Set Decoration
Osamu Yamaguchi
Art Direction

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