A Long Goodbye (Japanese: 長いお別れ, Hepburn: Nagai Owakare) is a 2019 Japanese family drama film directed by Ryōta Nakano.
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Plot
A 70-year-old man informs his wife and daughters that he has Alzheimer's disease. His family members digest the news and each react differently as his illness progresses, but realize there are also some things that he will not forget. The story examines drama of the family members' own individual challenges as they come to deal with their father's illness.
Production
The movie was released on May 31, 2019 and distributed by Asmik Ace Entertainment.
Cast
Yū Aoi as Fumi Higashi
Yuko Takeuchi as Mari Imamura (née Higashi)
Tsutomu Yamazaki as Shōhei Higashi
Chieko Matsubara as Yōko Higashi
Yukiya Kitamura as Arata Imamura
Tomoya Nakamura as Michihiko Iwata
Rairu Sugita as Takashi Imamura
Kurumi Shimizu as Mio Konishi
Akiko Kurano
Takumi Matsuzawa