| Gege | |
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| Directed by | Itsumichi Isomura |
| Produced by | Chihiro Kameyama Yoshino Sasaki Neri Segawa Daisuke Sekiguchi |
| Written by | Novel: Sada Masashi Screenplay: Itsumichi Isomura |
| Music by | Toshiyuki Watanabe |
| Cinematography | Takahide Shibanushi |
| Editing by | Junichi Kikuchi |
| Released | January 17, 2004 |
| Running time | 113 min. |
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Gege (解夏) is a 2004 Japanese movie based on a best-selling novel by singer-songwriter Sada Masashi. The phrase Gege can either mean "end of summer" or the completion of a period when a monk attempts to overcome fears.
Plot[]
An elementary school teacher named Takayuki who is gradually losing his ability to see tries to hide this fact from his girlfriend Yoko. She eventually discovers the truth and immediately flies home from Mongolia to to comfort him.
Cast[]
- Takao Osawa ... Takano Takayuki
- Yuriko Ishida ... Asamura Yoko
- Junko Fuji ... Takano Satoko
- Arata Furuta
- Tatsuo Matsumura ... Shigetaro Hayashi
- Seiichi Tanabe ... Matsuo Teruhiko
- Eriko Watanabe