The read
A Balasaur Score of 64 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.6/10.
Synopsis
Takayuki is an elementary school teacher in Tokyo. He is seized with Behçet's syndrome, and will gradually lose his sight. He resigns from his job and leaves his girlfriend, Yoko (Yuriko Ishida) to return to his hometown, Nagasaki, where his mother lives. Takayuki spends his days strolling around Nagasaki, to imprint familiar scenes on his memory. Yoko visits him and insists on staying. Takayuki has major concerns for her future, and his own life. He drives her away, for her own good. After days of affliction, the two reunite. The story leads to an emotive conclusion, the end of his spiritual journey.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Itsumichi IsomuraDirector
- Itsumichi IsomuraScreenplay
- Toshiyuki WatanabeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Takao OsawaTanako
- Yuriko IshidaCast
- Sumiko FujiCast
- Arata FurutaCast
- Tatsuo MatsumuraCast
- Seiichi TanabeCast
- Eri WatanabeCast
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Themes
farewelljapanbased on novel or bookloveblindnessincurable diseasedistressnagasaki, japanbehçet's disease