The Big Patient
Juzo Itami
Rintaro Nakasugi, Masahiko Kato, Nobuko Miyamoto, Yoshiki Arizono, Shiji Saito, Yoshihiro Kato, Midori Kiuchi, Masaru Kumagai, Nobuyuki Mitani, Yuhiro Murata, Nagahiro Takahashi, Haruna Takase, Koichi Ueda
1993
Japan
Completed
Japanese
116 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known as大病人，is aJapanProducerwomen sex，At1993Released in year
。The dialogue language isJapanese，Current Douban rating7.9(For reference only)。
The famous actor and director Takehei Mukai (played by Rintaro Nakasugi) is filming a tragic movie about a couple who both suffer from cancer and endure great pain. In reality, Mukai is an alcoholic with a hedonistic lifestyle, living extremely irregularly. One day, he is suddenly diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer, with less than a year to live. His wife Mariko (played by Nobuko Miyamoto), who initially planned to live apart, must use lies to care for her severely ill husband. Shortly after his first surgery, Mukai collapses on set and returns to the hospital. Although he maintains an optimistic attitude, he accidentally learns of his true condition and is deeply mentally affected. In extreme pain, Mukai even attempts suicide using the method employed by the female lead in the movie. Wandering on the edge of death, he experiences a strange journey and begins to gain insight into life…