Seven Weeks (2014)

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• Movie: Seven Weeks
• Romaji: No no Nanananoka
• Japanese: 野のなななのか
• Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
• Writer: Koji Hasegawa (novel), Nobuhiko Obayashi, Tadashi Naito
• Producer: Terumichi Yamazaki
• Cinematographer: Hisaki Sanbongi
• Release Date: May 17, 2014
• Runtime: 171 min.
• Genre: Drama / Fantasy
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

A “no no nanananoka” (Buddhist funeral) is held for retired doctor Mitsuo Suzuki (Toru Shinagawa). Family members from all over Japan come to his funeral. Nobuko Shimizu (Takako Tokiwa), a former nurse at Mitsuo Suzuki’s clinic, arrives. She holds the key to his past.