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A Last Note is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Kaneto Shindō with Haruko Sugimura
A Last Note (1995)
Gogo no Yuigon-jo
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Add to a movie listA Last Note (午後の遺言状, Gogo no Yuigon-jo) is a 1995 Japanese film directed by Kaneto Shindo. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.
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A retired actress, Yoko, played by Haruko Sugimura (famous for her appearance in many Ozu films), visits her summer home. Her husband, played by Masahiko Tsugawa, has recently died. Her friends Tomie, another retired actress, and her husband Fujihachiro visit the summer home as well as Toyoko. Tomie is senile and can barely hold a conversation or remember her friends' names, although she can eat with gusto.Actors
Haruko Sugimura
(Yoko Morimoto)
Nobuko Otowa
(Toyoko Yanagawa)
Toshiyuki Nagashima
(Police)
Mitsuko Baishō
(Naoko Yazawa)
Yutaka Matsushige
(Daigoro)
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