The Last Dance

1h 56m
DramaComedy
6.6

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.

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni
Buhei Mukai
Masahiko Tsugawa
Dr. Koichiro Ogata
Nobuko Miyamoto
Mariko
Yoshiki Arizono
Film Staff
Tokie Hidari
Patient's Wife
Yoshihiro Katō
Radiographer
Midori Kiuchi
Nurse
Mami Kumagai
Props Master
Noboru Mitani
Old Man
Takehiro Murata
Doctor
Chōei Takahashi
Dying Patient
Haruna Takase
Aya Kamishima
Akio Tanaka
Film Producer
Koichi Ueda
Anesthetist
Minako Ogawa
Film Crew

Crew

Jūzō Itami
Director, Writer
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Yonezō Maeda
Director of Photography
Nigel Sinclair
Executive Producer
Seigo Hosogoe
Producer
Yasushi Tamaoki
Producer
Sôichi Umezawa
Makeup Artist
Rikiya Sô
Makeup Artist
Etsuko Egawa
Makeup Artist
Osamu Onodera
Sound Designer
Toshiyuki Honda
Original Music Composer

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