The Last Snow

2002 1h 51m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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After his wife leaves him, middle-aged Yusaku contemplates suicide, but receives a call from old friend Kenichiro, whose wife is in a coma.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tomokazu Miura
Yusaku Kajimura
Bengal
Kenichiro Mizuta
Mai Hosho
Toshiko Sugai
Atsuko Sudo
Yukiko Sonoda
Tokie Hidari
Michiko Kajimura
Kotaro Tanaka
Ryo Sugita
Masami Nagasawa
Natsuho Mizuta
Takahito Hosoyamada
Young Yusaku

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writers: Nobuhiko Obayashi, Chûkon Minami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, shot by Yudai Kato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kosuke Yamashita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nobuhiko Obayashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tomokazu Miura and Bengal and Mai Hosho carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0417007 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Nobuhiko Obayashi directs. Yudai Kato behind the camera. Kosuke Yamashita scores. Nobuhiko Obayashi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, shot by Yudai Kato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kosuke Yamashita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nobuhiko Obayashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tomokazu Miura and Bengal and Mai Hosho carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0417007 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.