A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has encounters with old friends and acquaintances who bring various stories and news of death and the past
Acting
Haruko Sugimura's final performance—95 years of life in every gesture.
Direction
Shindō at 93, filming his own farewell to cinema and existence.
Cinematography
Static compositions that let silence and shadow do the talking.
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shindō was the oldest working filmmaker in history at 100; this was his penultimate film.
The summer house was Shindō's actual residence, and Sugimura was his neighbor—art bleeding into final autobiography.
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