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Gazing at Love and Death

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Original title

Ai to shi o mitsumete

Year

1964

Running time

119 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Buichi Saito

Screenwriter

Yasutaro Yagi. Story: Michiko Oshima, Minoru Sawano

Cast

Music

Taichirô Kosugi

Cinematography

Kenji Hagiwara (B&W)

Producer

Nikkatsu. Distributor: Nikkatsu, Toho

Genre

Drama. Romance | Romantic Drama. Disease/illness

Synopsis

A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy who loves her. They originally met at the hospital. There it transpired that the only way to save her life was to sacrifice an eye and part of her face. The operation seems a success. Later, however, her other eye becomes affected. She feels she must let the boy go, and yet she depends so much upon his devotion.

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Gazing at Love and Death

1964

Buichi Saito