The Fossil (film)
| The Fossil | |
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| Kanji | 化石 |
| Revised Hepburn | Kaseki |
| Directed by | Masaki Kobayashi |
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| Based on | Kaseki by Yasushi Inoue |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kōzō Okazaki |
| Edited by | Keiichi Uraoka |
| Music by | Tōru Takemitsu |
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| Distributed by | Toho (theatrical) |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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.[1][3] The series received the same year's Nippon Television Technology Award for photography.[4]
A re-edited version was released theatrically in 1975.[1][2][3] The theatrical version was Japan's submission to the 47th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film,[5] but was not accepted as a nominee.
Plot
Tokyo business tycoon Tajihei Kazuki is given a diagnosis of terminal cancer and must now re-assess his life and values.
Cast
- Shin Saburi as Tajihei Kazuki
- Mayumi Ogawa as Akiko Kazuki
- Keiko Kishi as Woman (Death)
- Komaki Kurihara as Kiyoko Kazuki
- Haruko Sugimura as Mother-in-law
- Hisashi Igawa as Funazu
See also
- List of submissions to the 47th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ a b c "化石 (The Fossil)". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b "化石 (The Fossil)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "化石 (The Fossil)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "日本テレビ技術賞 受賞一覧 (List of Nippon Television Technology Awards)" (in Japanese). Motion Picture and Television Engineering Society of Japan. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "List of Japanese films submitted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links
- The Fossil (theatrical version) at IMDb
- Canby, Vincent (10 September 1976). "Screen: Monument From Japan". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Entry for the TV miniseries at Wikipedia Japan" (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2021.