The Last Dance

– Blackpool, a dancing contest, a dead woman. This is the opening scene of this movie, which then cont..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 53 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
Original Name:
Sista dansen
The Last Dance (1993) - Also known as Sista dansen

Blackpool, a dancing contest, a dead woman. This is the opening scene of this movie, which then continues by telling us the story preceding this sad accident - or is it a murder? We will get to know the tensed relationship of the dancing contestant couple Tove and Claes, and see how there lives are affected by Liselott and Lennart, their opponents and friends.

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Release Date:

29 May 1993

Language:

Japanese

Director:

Jûzô Itami

Writer:

Jûzô Itami

Main Actors:

Rentarô Mikuni, Masahiko Tsugawa, Nobuko Miyamoto, Yoshiki Arizono

Plot:

A successful Japanese movie director in his 60s becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. His family, friends, and doctor try to keep the secret of his terminal cancer from him, but it gradually becomes clear. Coming to terms with his own mortality is painful, and involves some major conflicts with his wife and the hospital staff. But having done so, he realizes he doesn't want to die in the hospital on a life support machine. He manages to finish his final film, and, enjoying the last days of his life as never before, he dies at home surrounded by all the people he cares about.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10