Poster of The Fossil

The Fossil

Plot: An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes him to fantasize about her as the personification of his impending death
Release Date: Saturday, October 4 1975
50 years ago
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
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Cast

Portrait of Shin SaburiShin Saburi. Shin Saburi was 66 in The Fossil as 'Tajihei Itsuki'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 12 1909 –
Died: Wed, Sep 22 1982
Portrait of Keiko KishiKeiko Kishi. Keiko Kishi was 43 in The Fossil as 'Madame Marcelin'.
Birthday: Thu, Aug 11 1932
Portrait of Gō KatōGō Katō. Gō Katō was 37 in The Fossil as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 04 1938 –
Died: Mon, Jun 18 2018
Portrait of Hisashi IgawaHisashi Igawa. Hisashi Igawa was 38 in The Fossil as 'Funazu'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 17 1936
Portrait of Mayumi OgawaMayumi Ogawa. Mayumi Ogawa was 35 in The Fossil as 'Akiko Itsuki'.
Birthday: Sat, Oct 07 1939
Portrait of Komaki KuriharaKomaki Kurihara. Komaki Kurihara was 30 in The Fossil as 'Kiyoko Itsuki'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 14 1945
Portrait of Kei YamamotoKei Yamamoto. Kei Yamamoto was 35 in The Fossil as 'Akihiko Kishi'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 01 1940 –
Died: Thu, Mar 31 2022
Portrait of Orie SatōOrie Satō. Orie Satō was 32 in The Fossil as 'Kishi's wife'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 25 1943
Portrait of Seiji MiyaguchiSeiji Miyaguchi. Seiji Miyaguchi was 61 in The Fossil as 'Sunami'.
Birthday: Sat, Nov 15 1913 –
Died: Fri, Apr 12 1985
Portrait of Haruko SugimuraHaruko Sugimura. Haruko Sugimura was 66 in The Fossil as 'Itsuki's stepmother'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 07 1909 –
Died: Fri, Apr 04 1997
Portrait of Ichirō NakataniIchirō Nakatani. Ichirō Nakatani was 44 in The Fossil as 'Taisuke (Itskuki's brother)'.
Birthday: Wed, Oct 15 1930 –
Died: Thu, Apr 01 2004
Portrait of Yoshio InabaYoshio Inaba. Yoshio Inaba was 55 in The Fossil as 'Toyoshima'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 15 1920 –
Died: Mon, Apr 20 1998
Portrait of Sue MitobeSue Mitobe. Sue Mitobe was 51 in The Fossil as 'Itsuki family's maid'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 31 1924 –
Died: Thu, Apr 24 1986
Portrait of Jūkichi UnoJūkichi Uno. Jūkichi Uno was 61 in The Fossil as 'Tappei Yakubi'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 27 1914 –
Died: Sat, Jan 09 1988
Portrait of Shigeru KōyamaShigeru Kōyama. Shigeru Kōyama was 46 in The Fossil as 'Dr. Kihara'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 16 1929 –
Died: Tue, Jan 03 2017
Portrait of Tetsuo HasegawaTetsuo Hasegawa. Tetsuo Hasegawa was 37 in The Fossil as 'Akiko's husband'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 15 1938 –
Died: Sun, Jan 01 2023
Portrait of Ichirō NakataniIchirō Nakatani. Ichirō Nakatani was 44 in The Fossil as 'Taisuke, Tajihei's brother'.
Birthday: Wed, Oct 15 1930 –
Died: Thu, Apr 01 2004
Portrait of Yūsuke TakitaYūsuke Takita. Yūsuke Takita was 44 in The Fossil
Birthday: Sat, Nov 29 1930 –
Died: Sun, May 03 2015
Portrait of Jūkichi UnoJūkichi Uno. Jūkichi Uno was 61 in The Fossil as 'Tappei Yabuki'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 27 1914 –
Died: Sat, Jan 09 1988
Portrait of Kei YamamotoKei Yamamoto. Kei Yamamoto was >> in The Fossil as 'Akihiko Kishi'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Masaki KobayashiMasaki Kobayashi. Masaki Kobayashi was 59 in The Fossil as 'Director'
Birthday: Mon, Feb 14 1916 –
Died: Fri, Oct 04 1996
Portrait of Takeshi YoshidaTakeshi Yoshida. Takeshi Yoshida was 40 in The Fossil as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 02 1935 –
Died: Sat, Nov 17 2018
Portrait of Shun InagakiShun Inagaki. Shun Inagaki was 45 in The Fossil as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Tue, Dec 10 1929
Portrait of Masayuki SatōMasayuki Satō. Masayuki Satō was 57 in The Fossil as 'Producer'
Birthday: Thu, Feb 28 1918 –
Died: Mon, Dec 16 1996
Portrait of Gin'ichi KishimotoGin'ichi Kishimoto. Gin'ichi Kishimoto was >> in The Fossil as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Keiichi UraokaKeiichi Uraoka. Keiichi Uraoka was 45 in The Fossil as 'Editor'
Birthday: Sun, May 04 1930 –
Died: Mon, Nov 24 2008
Portrait of Toru TakemitsuToru Takemitsu. Toru Takemitsu was 44 in The Fossil as 'Music'
Birthday: Wed, Oct 08 1930 –
Died: Tue, Feb 20 1996
Portrait of Kōzō OkazakiKōzō Okazaki. Kōzō Okazaki was 56 in The Fossil as 'Cinematography'
Birthday: Sun, Jan 12 1919 –
Died: Thu, Jan 13 2005
Portrait of Yasushi InoueYasushi Inoue. Yasushi Inoue was 68 in The Fossil as 'Novel'
Birthday: Mon, May 06 1907 –
Died: Tue, Jan 29 1991