After his wife dies unexpectedly on their way to Japan to visit their son, a man (Elmar Wepper) continues the journey, unaware of his own terminal illness.
husband, wife, son, engaging, powerful, profound, household, japan, berlin, death, terminal illness, secret, travel, love, discovery, 2000s
This may lack the understated pathos of Ozu's somber masterpiece, but it's still a moving meditation on aging and loss, and Wepper and Elsner are unforgettable.
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