Directed by:
Tomoaki AkuneScreenplay:
Tomoaki AkuneCast:
Kenichi Takitō, Yō Hitoto, Ryōko Hirosue, Sei Hiraizumi, Shingo Tsurumi, Ikko Furuya, Atsuko Takahata, 北見敏之, 紺野まひる, 赤井英和, Mamiko ItôPlots(1)
Chie, a young girl out of college, is diagnosed with cancer soon after becoming engaged.
Undeterred, and with an understanding that the cancer treatment will leave her unable to bear children, her marriage still begins on a happy note. Out of the blue, a miracle happens and Chie discovers she is pregnant. But her decision to keep the baby comes with a high risk for her cancer to return. After consulting with a country doctor, she adopts lifestyle changes switching her diet to traditional Japanese foods to keep her body healthy. Knowing that her time with her daughter will be short, Chie caringly passes along lessons learned to prepare her child for life without her.
(Hawaii International Film Festival)
Cast
Kenichi Takitō
Japan
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Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
Prophecy (2015)
Unforgiven (2013)
Yō Hitoto
Japan
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Café Lumière (2003)
For Love's Sake (2012)
Ryōko Hirosue
Japan
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Departures (2008)
Revenge of the Pomegranate Tree Hill (2014)
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Sei Hiraizumi
Japan
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The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
Nobody Knows (2004)
Flavor of Happiness (2008)
Shingo Tsurumi
Japan
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Ikko Furuya
Japan
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Over Your Dead Body (2014)
Atsuko Takahata
Japan
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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
Bunny Drop (2011)
Snowy Love Fall in Spring (2005)
北見敏之
Japan
Best movies:
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Tokyo! (2008)
紺野まひる
Japan
赤井英和
Japan
Best movies:
Maborosi (1995)
The Haunted Samurai (2007)
Mamiko Itô
Japan
Best movies:
The Virgin Psychics (2015)