The Fossil (film)

The Fossil (化石, Kaseki) is a Japanese TV miniseries which screened in eight parts between 31 January and 20 March 1972. It was directed by Masaki Kobayashi and based on a novel by Yasushi Inoue.^[1][3] The series received the same year's Nippon Television Technology Award for photography.^[4]

A re-edited version was released theatrically in 1975.^[1][2][3] The theatrical version was Japan's submission to the 47th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film,^[5] but was not accepted as a nominee.

Tokyo business tycoon Tajihei Kazuki is given a diagnosis of terminal cancer and must now re-assess his life and values.

• Shin Saburi as Tajihei Kazuki
• Mayumi Ogawa as Akiko Kazuki
• Keiko Kishi as Woman (Death)
• Komaki Kurihara as Kiyoko Kazuki
• Haruko Sugimura as Mother-in-law
• Hisashi Igawa as Funazu

• List of submissions to the 47th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

• The Fossil (theatrical version) at IMDb
• Canby, Vincent (10 September 1976). "Screen: Monument From Japan". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
• "Entry for the TV miniseries at Wikipedia Japan" (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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