Aogeba Tôtoshi (2006) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2006 · 82 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Jun Ichikawa

Starring

Takeshi Katô, Moeko Ezawa, Shota Sometani, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Takao Handa, Koji Ohkura

The film follows a solitary student whose morbid, yet innocent, fascination with death frames the story. His teacher, Koichi, is confronting his own mortality as his ailing father chooses to spend his final days at home. Seeking comfort, Koichi invites the student to meet his father, hoping the encounter will illuminate the meaning of life and death for both of them.