Goodbye for Tomorrow

1995 2h 21m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kaori Takahashi
Noriko Harada
Yasufumi Hayashi
Mitsugu Ohki
Mai Hosho
Megumi Asakura
Tomoyo Harada
Watashi
Keiko Tsushima
Sumiko Kanazawa
Hitoshi Ueki
Yaichiro Kanazawa
Hisashi Igawa
Ittoku Kishibe
Tsuyoshi Sasayama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writers: Chiho Katsura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, shot by Noritaka Sakamoto. 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 Taro Iwashiro. 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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Kaori Takahashi and Yasufumi Hayashi and Mai Hosho carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0112398 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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. Noritaka Sakamoto behind the camera. Taro Iwashiro scores. Nobuhiko Obayashi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, shot by Noritaka Sakamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Taro Iwashiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Nobuhiko Obayashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kaori Takahashi and Yasufumi Hayashi and Mai Hosho carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0112398 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.