Release Date

September, 14th, 2002

Running Time

111 min

Genre

Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

-

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

[ Directed by ]

• SHINOHARA Tetsuo

[ Produced by ]

• IYODA Hidenori
• SHINDO Junichi

[ Cast ]

• ESUMI Makiko ── Yu Miri
• TOYOKAWA Etsushi ── Higashi Yutaka
• KAKEI Toshio ── Kamata

[ Staff ]

• OMORI Sumio ── Screenplay
• YU Miri ── Original Story
• HAMADA Takeshi ── Cinematography
• MURAYAMA Tatsuya ── Music

[ Production Company ]

THE INOCHI PRODUCTION COMMITTEE

[ Story ]

Miri (Esumi Makiko) is pregnant with the child of a man who already has a family. At first he wants her to have the child, but unable to forsake his present family, he remains indecisive. Looking for help, Miri visits the house of playwright Higashi Yutaka (Toyokawa Etsushi), who is both her patron and former lover. Miri knows that Higashi is affected by incurable cancer. She makes up her mind to battle the illness together with Higashi, and from this bond a promise is born to bring up the child together. "Inside me, two lives are now clearly breathing," Miri thinks. However, Higashi's anti-cancer drug treatment fails to show results, and he is suffering from the side effects, growing weaker by the day. Meanwhile Miri finally gives birth to a baby boy, and names him Takeharu. Higashi tries with all his might to stay alive, saying he wants to last until the child can call his own name. However, unable to have his wish come true, Higashi breathes his last breath while being watched over by Miri and Takeharu.
The film is based on a bestselling novel in which author, Yu Miri, candidly wrote down her own experiences.

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