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Shohei is a retired school principal dealing with dementia whose escapades wreak havoc on his family. Despite their own individual agonies, his two daughters Mari and Fumi return home to take care of their father together with their mother Yoko as he faces Alzheimer’s disease. As Shohei's memory gradually deteriorates, the family learns about an unexpected "recollection" that lives within him. In a long goodbye to their father, fond memories and forgotten hopes flow back into their lives.
A Long Goodbye is the film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author NAKAJIMA Kyoko's same-named novel with NAKANO Ryota (Her Love Boils Bathwater, 2016) serving as director and screenplay writer. The film delivers a touching, and humorous depiction of seven years in the lives of a father diagnosed with dementia.
Photos and poster Ⓒ2019 "A Long Goodbye" Film Partners
- Year2019
- Runtime127 minutes
- LanguageJapanese
- CountryJapan
- PremiereCanada
- NotePresented in Japanese with English subtitles
- DirectorNAKANO Ryota
- ScreenwriterNAKAJIMA Kyoko (Original story) NAKANO Ryota (Screenplay) OHNO Toshiya (Script)
- CastYAMAZAKI Tsutomu, MATSUBARA Chieko, TAKEUCHI Yuko, AOI Yu
- CinematographerTSUKINAGA Yuta
Be sure to click on the sidebar to watch A LONG GOODBYE Post-Screening Discussion: "On Dementia in Japan and Canada".
Shohei is a retired school principal dealing with dementia whose escapades wreak havoc on his family. Despite their own individual agonies, his two daughters Mari and Fumi return home to take care of their father together with their mother Yoko as he faces Alzheimer’s disease. As Shohei's memory gradually deteriorates, the family learns about an unexpected "recollection" that lives within him. In a long goodbye to their father, fond memories and forgotten hopes flow back into their lives.
A Long Goodbye is the film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author NAKAJIMA Kyoko's same-named novel with NAKANO Ryota (Her Love Boils Bathwater, 2016) serving as director and screenplay writer. The film delivers a touching, and humorous depiction of seven years in the lives of a father diagnosed with dementia.
Photos and poster Ⓒ2019 "A Long Goodbye" Film Partners
- Year2019
- Runtime127 minutes
- LanguageJapanese
- CountryJapan
- PremiereCanada
- NotePresented in Japanese with English subtitles
- DirectorNAKANO Ryota
- ScreenwriterNAKAJIMA Kyoko (Original story) NAKANO Ryota (Screenplay) OHNO Toshiya (Script)
- CastYAMAZAKI Tsutomu, MATSUBARA Chieko, TAKEUCHI Yuko, AOI Yu
- CinematographerTSUKINAGA Yuta
