Amida-do dayori (2002)
based on novel or book , clinic , doctor , elderly , farmer , rural area , senior citizen , terminal illness , village life
Amida-do dayori (2002)
Director: Takashi KoizumiCast: Akira Terao, Kanako Higuchi, Shoji AranoYear: 2002Duration: 127 MinQuality: WEBDLCountry: JapanPublished: Views: 2
As the film begins, Takao (Akira Terao) and Michiko (Kanako Higuchi) have already pulled up their Tokyo roots and moved to a village that is Takao’s ancestral home. They visit a thatched cottage that serves as a memorial shrine (amidado) for the village dead and chat with the attendant, the spry 96-year-old Oume (Tanie Kitabayashi). Together they admire the view — from an inspiring distance. Oume, it turns out, is a kind of sage, whose thoughts and observations are a popular feature in a column in a local newsletter. Her amanuensis is a mute, sweetly smiling young woman named Sayuri (Manami Konishi), who is as devoted to Oume as Oume is to the souls of her beloved dead.