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Journey of a Dying Wife (2011)

Why is it a sin for two people to be together?

Released February 26, 2011Runtime 1h 53mDirector Yukinari Hanawa

Why is it a crime for two people to be together? In the silence so profound that you could even hear the sound of falling snow, the man buried his wife alone. That was what his wife had wished for. When a loved one is dying, what can one do for them? 272 days, 6000 km—this is the true story of a couple's extraordinary love. December 2, 1999. A small article about the arrest of a man appeared on the social page of the newspaper. The charge was "abandonment resulting in death"—the crime of abandoning someone who needed assistance due to old age, childhood, physical disability, or illness, and causing their death. The man had been wandering around Japan for nine months with his wife, who had terminal cancer, in a van. In the fall of 2000, the monthly magazine "Shincho 45" published the memoir of the arrested man, Hisanori Shimizu, in two issues, which caused a great sensation.

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Cast of Journey of a Dying Wife

Tomokazu Miura

Tomokazu Miura

Shimizu Hisanori
Yuriko Ishida

Yuriko Ishida

Shimizu Hitomi
Aki Nishihara

Aki Nishihara

Saori
Reiko Tajima

Reiko Tajima

Hisanori's older sister
Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Old man traveling by bicycle
Yutaka Izumihara

Yutaka Izumihara

Young Hisanori
Denden

Denden

About Journey of a Dying Wife

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Who stars in Journey of a Dying Wife?

Journey of a Dying Wife stars Tomokazu Miura, Yuriko Ishida, Aki Nishihara, Baiken Jukkanji, Reiko Tajima.

Who directed Journey of a Dying Wife?

Journey of a Dying Wife was directed by Yukinari Hanawa.

How long is Journey of a Dying Wife?

Journey of a Dying Wife has a runtime of 1h 53m.

What is Journey of a Dying Wife about?

Why is it a crime for two people to be together? In the silence so profound that you could even hear the sound of falling snow, the man buried his wife alone. That was what his wife had wished for. When a loved one is dying, what can one do for them? 272 days, 6000 km—this is the true story of a couple's extraordinary love. December 2, 1999. A small article about the arrest of a man appeared on the social page of the newspaper. The charge was "abandonment resulting in death"—the crime of abandoning someone who needed assistance due to old age, childhood, physical disability, or illness, and causing their death. The man had been wandering around Japan for nine months with his wife, who had terminal cancer, in a van. In the fall of 2000, the monthly magazine "Shincho 45" published the memoir of the arrested man, Hisanori Shimizu, in two issues, which caused a great sensation.