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The Fossil(Movie, 1975)

Original title: "化石" (Japanese/JA)
3h 20min | Genre: Drama
The FossilRating: 3.2/5 (with 55 votes)
The Fossil (化石, Kaseki) is a Japanese TV miniseries which screened in eight parts between 31 January and 20 March 1972. It was directed by Masaki Kobayashi and based on a novel by Yasushi Inoue. The series received the same year's Nippon Television Technology Award for photography. A re-edited version was released theatrically in 1975. The theatrical version was Japan's submission to the 47th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. ()
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About 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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Trailer for The Fossil + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Kaseki | El Fósil | (1975) | Completa | Subtitulada(Clip, 3:21:05)

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 5 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/04/1975
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Kaseki"

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