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War photojournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Because of Yasayuki's drinking problems the couple divorced. Yasuyuki is now coughing up blood, hospitalized, and violent. Even with all of these problems Yasuyuki can't give up drinking alcohol. His family gets tired. Yasuyuki is then hospitalized in an alcoholic ward. There he finds comfort living with other patients and having conversations with doctors. With the help of his family, Yasuyuki recovers mentally and physically, but his body has already paid a heavy toll.
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War photojournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Because of Yasayuki's drinking problems the couple divorced. Yasuyuki is now coughing up blood, hospitalized, and violent. Even with all of these problems Yasuyuki can't give up drinking alcohol. His family gets tired. Yasuyuki is then hospitalized in an alcoholic ward. There he finds comfort living with other patients and having conversations with doctors. With the help of his family, Yasuyuki recovers mentally and physically, but his body has already paid a heavy toll.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Yōichi Higashi
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Runtime:118 minutes
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Cast
Yōichi Higashi
Director
Tadanobu Asano
Yasuyuki Tsukahara
Hiromi Nagasaku
Yuki Sonoda
Yosuke Fujioka
Hiroshi Sonoda
Kurea Mori
Kaoru Sonoda
Yoshiko Kayama
Hiroko Tsukahara
Mikako Ichikawa
Asami Minato
Mari Nishio
Nurse Ishiyama
Shoko Takada
Dr. Koromota
Rumi Hiragi
Nurse Inose
Toshiyuki Kitami
Sakai
Ken Mitsuishi
Onigashira
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