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: Tuesday, January 1 1974
50 years ago
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Cast

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

Crew

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