Yukihiko Tsutsumi's melodrama about a high-powered advertising executive succumbing to Alzheimer's disease, adapted from a novel by Hiroshi Ogiwara, veers regularly into disease-of-the-week territory but is rescued by the powerhouse performances of Ken Watanabe (who was instrumental in getting the film made) and Kanako Higuchi.
The film opens in 2010, with Masayuki Saeki (Watanabe) and his wife, Emiko (Higuchi), in the neat, spare living room of a small house. As the glassy-eyed Masayuki gazes absently into space, Emiko quietly sips a cup of tea and watches the stunning sunset. Flashback to 2004: The 49-year-old Masayuki (Watanabe) is a high-powered salaryma...
Released:
2006
Rated:
NR
Length:
122 mins