Fossil

56min

Drama

An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes him to fantasize about her as the personification of his impending death. As his dialogue with his imagined mortality continues, he actually meets the living woman who is 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 which profoundly test the lessons he has learned.

Production Companies

Haiyuza Theater Company

Yonki-no-Kai Productions

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

56min

31st Jan 1972

A detailed look at a Tokyo business tycoon given a diagnosis of terminal cancer who must now re-assess his life and values.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

56min

7th Feb 1972

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

56min

14th Feb 1972

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

56min

21st Feb 1972

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

56min

28th Feb 1972

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

56min

6th Mar 1972

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

56min

13th Mar 1972

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

56min

20th Mar 1972

First air date

31st Jan 1972

Last air date

20th Mar 1972

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

ja

Networks