The Last Dance
For me, this is how I'll die...
7.0(14) 1993-05-29 116 minDramaComedy
A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. Though his family, friends, and doctor try to keep the secret of his terminal cancer from him, Buhei gradually comes to realize the truth of his condition, leading him on a journey of despair, anger, and – ultimately – acceptance.
DirectorJūzō Itami
ProducerSeigo Hosogoe
Original Music ComposerToshiyuki Honda
ScreenplayJūzō Itami
Original Music ComposerNaoki Tachikawa
Cast & characters
Rentaro Mikuni
as Buhei Mukai
Masahiko Tsugawa
as Dr. Koichiro Ogata
Nobuko Miyamoto
as Mariko
Yoshiki Arizono
as Film Staff
Tokie Hidari
as Patient's Wife
Yoshihiro Kato
as Radiographer
Midori Kiuchi
as Nurse
Mami Kumagai
as Props Master
Noboru Mitani
as Old Man
Takehiro Murata
as Doctor
Choei Takahashi
as Dying Patient
Haruna Takase
as Aya Kamishima
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Akio Tanaka
as Film Producer
Koichi Ueda
as Anesthetist
Minako Ogawa
as Film Crew
