Film

Sayonara Color

2005 · 1h 59m · Drama · Romance

IMDb

6.4

Shohei works as a doctor in a seaside hospital. One day, a new patient is admitted to the hospital with ovarian cancer. Shohei is surprised to recognize Michiko, his first love from high school. Shohei has been leading a dissolute bachelor life, paying for the company of high school girls and dating an older woman who works in a local bar, but in reality, for the last twenty years, he has not forgotten Michiko. Unfortunately though, Michiko doesn't remember him at all. Shohei becomes more and more persistent in his attempts to get her to recall their past. At first she is annoyed by his overtures, but gradually warms to the doctor. Under Shohei's kind and patient care, Michiko's condition improves and her cancer becomes operable. The operation is a success, but now Shohei himself learns that he has terminal cancer.

Naoto Takenaka

Shohei Sasaki

Tomoyo Harada

Michiko Oikawa

Yasunori Danta

Masao Suzuki

Shoko Nakajima

Fumiko Mizuta

Teruyoshi Uchimura

Miyuki Nakajima

Naoko Ohtani

Tomokazu Miura

Maki Ishikawa

Jun Fubuki

Shiho Fujisawa

Hiroko Isayama

Hisako Hara

Hairi Katagiri

Kazuaki Hankai

• Naoto TakenakaDirector · Screenplay
• Masaru BabaScreenplay
• Jirô ShindôProducer
• Yasushi SasakibaraDirector of Photography
• Yoshiyuki OkuharaEditor

Release date

August 13, 2005

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Drama, Romance