![The Fossil](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w69H3MUB2dSANJvCZX6VwNoJGtW.jpg)
The Fossil
An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes him to fantasize about her as the personification of his impending death. As his dialogue with his imagined mortality continues, he actually meets the living woman who is the template for his fantasy, and together they tour rural churches. Gradually he comes to some kind of peace about the diagnosis. When he returns to Japan, he is met with a series of challenges which profoundly test the lessons he has learned.
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The Fossil
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 4, 1975
Runtime
3h 20m
Genres
Drama
User Score
65%
Original Title
化石
Production Companies
Yonki-no-Kai Productions, Haiyuza Eiga Hoso Company
Director
Masaki Kobayashi
Description
An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes him to fantasize about her as the personification of his impending death. As his dialogue with his imagined mortality continues, he actually meets the living woman who is the template for his fantasy, and together they tour rural churches. Gradually he comes to some kind of peace about the diagnosis. When he returns to Japan, he is met with a series of challenges which profoundly test the lessons he has learned.
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