A Long Goodbye (Japanese: 長いお別れ) is a 2019 Japanese family drama film, directed by Ryōta Nakano.

A Long Goodbye
Film poster
Directed byRyōta Nakano
Written byRyōta Nakano
Toshiya Ōno
Based onNagai Owakare
by Kyoko Nakajima
Starring
CinematographyYūta Tsukinaga
Edited byJun'ichi Itō
Music byTakashi Watanabe
Production
companies
Dragonfly Entertainment,
Asmik Ace
Distributed byAsmik Ace
Release date
  • May 31, 2019 (2019-05-31) (Japan)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

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A family deals with the 70 year old father, who informs his wife and daughters that he has Alzheimer's disease.[1] They react differently to as his illness progresses, but realize there are some things he will not forget.[2]

The story looks at the drama of the family members' own individual challenges, as they come to deal with their own father's illness.[3][4]

Production

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The movie was released on May 31, 2019 and distributed by Asmik Ace Entertainment.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "A Long Goodbye: Japanese family struggles with dementia". South China Morning Post. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  2. ^ "ryota nakano". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  3. ^ Scanlon, Hayley (2020-04-08). "A Long Goodbye (長いお別れ, Ryota Nakano, 2019)". Windows on Worlds. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  4. ^ Schilling, Mark (2019-05-29). "'A Long Goodbye': Taking a lighter look at Alzheimer's". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
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