Plot Summary
An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is abroad in Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes him to imagine her as the personification of his impending fate. As his dialogue with his imagined mortality continues, he meets the living woman, 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 that profoundly test the lessons he has learned.
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Full Cast & Characters
Shin Saburi
Tajihei Itsuki
Keiko Kishi
Madame Marcelin
Hisashi Igawa
Funazu
Mayumi Ogawa
Akiko Itsuki
Komaki Kurihara
Kiyoko Itsuki
Kei Yamamoto
Akihiko Kishi
Orie Satō
Kishi's wife
Seiji Miyaguchi
Sunami
Haruko Sugimura
Itsuki's stepmother
Ichirō Nakatani
Taisuke (Itskuki's brother)
Yoshio Inaba
Toyoshima
Sue Mitobe
Itsuki family's maid
Director & Crew
Masaki Kobayashi
Director
Official Trailer
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Where can I watch The Fossil online?
The Fossil (1975) is available to stream on various platforms. You can also watch it online via our Watch Online button.
What is the TMDB rating of The Fossil?
It has a TMDB rating of 7.2/10 based on 13 votes.
Who directed The Fossil?
The Fossil was directed by Masaki Kobayashi and released in 1975.
How long is The Fossil?
The Fossil has a runtime of 3 hours and 21 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1975-10-04
- Status
- Released