Farewell for Today (2013)
Original title: 今日の日はさようなら
Farewell for Today is a 2013 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Shintaro Sugawara, with a running time of 1h 49m. It stars Satoshi Ohno, Ryosuke Yamada and Kyoko Fukada.
Kouta Fujioka is a 29-year old man who has a good family, including his father who always supports him, his mother who enjoys cooking, and his older sister with her bright personality. He also has a girlfriend named Etsuko Tanebe. Kouta wants people to eat delicious foods made by him and begins a job as an apprentice chef at a restaurant. One day, Kouta suddenly passes out and is sent to the hospital, where he is diagnosed with malignant lymphoma, completely changing his life. Given three months left to live, Kouta makes up his mind, with the support of his family and those he meets at the hospital, to accept his fate and "face a proper death".
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What is Farewell for Today about?
Kouta Fujioka is a 29-year old man who has a good family, including his father who always supports him, his mother who enjoys cooking, and his older sister with her bright personality. He also has a girlfriend named Etsuko Tanebe. Kouta wants people to eat delicious foods made by him and begins a job as an apprentice chef at a restaurant. One day, Kouta suddenly passes out and is sent to the hospital, where he is diagnosed with malignant lymphoma, completely changing his life. Given three months left to live, Kouta makes up his mind, with the support of his family and those he meets at the hospital, to accept his fate and "face a proper death".
When was Farewell for Today released?
Farewell for Today was released on 24 August 2013.
How long is Farewell for Today?
Farewell for Today runs 1h 49m.
Who made Farewell for Today?
Farewell for Today was directed by Shintaro Sugawara.
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Cast
- Satoshi Ohno as Kouta Fujioka
- Ryosuke Yamada as Nobuo Harada
- Kyoko Fukada as Yuriko Ookubo
- Fumino Kimura as Etsuko Tanabe
- Rie Mimura as Koharu Fujioka
- Kayoko Kishimoto as Yasuko Fujioka
- Tomokazu Miura as Kenjiro Fujioka
- Kyusaku Shimada as Hiroki Murayama
- Ken Mitsuishi as Tetsuo Machida
- Morio Agata as Kokyuu
- Akari Iijima as Koharu Fujioka (child)
- Kotoha Takashima as Tsubasa