Fossil
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Jan 31, 1972
Episode 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Feb 7, 1972
Episode 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Feb 14, 1972
Episode 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Feb 21, 1972
Episode 4 Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Feb 28, 1972
Episode 5 Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Mar 6, 1972
Episode 6 Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Mar 13, 1972
Episode 7 Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Mar 20, 1972
Episode 8 Episode 8
8 episodes in Season 1
An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is abroad in Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes him to imagine her as the personification of his impending fate. As his dialogue with his imagined mortality continues, he meets the living woman, the template for his fantasy, and together, they tour rural churches. Gradually, he comes to some kind of peace about the diagnosis. When he returns to Japan, he is met with a series of challenges that profoundly test the lessons he has learned.
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Cast
7 people
Shin Saburi
Tajihei Kazuki
Known for
Equinox Flower
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Mayumi Ogawa
Akiko Kazuki
Known for
Vengeance Is Mine
Keiko Kishi
Madame Marcelin
Known for
The Makioka Sisters
Early Spring
Komaki Kurihara
Kiyoko Kazuki
Known for
Air Crew
Haruko Sugimura
Mother-in-Law
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Hisashi Igawa
Funazu
Known for
Ran
Pitfall
Gō Katō
Narrator
Known for
Samurai Rebellion
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Masaki Kobayashi Creator · Shun Inagaki Writer Takeshi Yoshida Writer
Total runtime 7h 28m · Episode length 56 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
January 31, 1972
Final episode
March 20, 1972
Status
Ended
Network
Fuji TV
Country
Japan
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
56 min
Total runtime
7h 28m
Original language
Japanese
Production
Haiyuza Theater Company
Production
Yonki-no-Kai Productions
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
化石
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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