The Fossil

The Fossil
Japanese 化石
Hepburn Kaseki
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Based on The Fossil 
by Yasushi Inoue
Music by Toru Takemitsu
Release dates
  • October 4, 1975 (1975-10-04)
Running time
200 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

The Fossil (化石 Kaseki) is a 1975 Japanese film directed by Masaki Kobayashi and based on a 1965 novel by Yasushi Inoue. It was Japan's submission to the 47th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]

Plot

A detailed look at a Tokyo business tycoon (played by Shin Saburi) given a diagnosis of terminal cancer who must now re-assess his life and values.

Cast

See also

References

  1. "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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