Characters & Themes
Gray Sunset (1985) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1985 · 125 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Shunya Ito
- Starring
- Minoru Chiaki, Taketoshi Naitô, Yoshiko Nakada, Haruko Katō, Ittoku Kishibe, Ryosei Tayama
Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a retired university professor, loses his museum position after early‑stage Alzheimer’s symptoms surface, but his illness brings his family closer as they confront his decline. The film was Japan’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards.
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