A Last Note

★★★★★

Original title: Gogo no Yuigon-jo

1995 · 1 h 50 min

Directed by Kaneto Shindo · Japan · Japanese New Wave

Drama

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Cast

Nobuko Otowa

Credits

Written by: Kaneto Shindō

Plot

A film released after the death of Otowa, which won him the Japan Academy award for director of the year.

Sinekatalog’s take

Kaneto Shindo's late film, made after the death of his partner Nobuko Otowa, centres on an old actress's slow decline. Gentle and elegiac, it won him the director of the year at the Japan Academy as a tender farewell.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (268 votes)
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