Gazing at Love and Death (1964)

7.0/10 • 118 min • Drama

Overview

A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy who loves her. They originally met at the hospital. There it transpired that the only way to save her life was to sacrifice an eye and part of her face. The operation seems a success. Later, however, her other eye becomes affected. She feels she must let the boy go, and yet she depends so much upon his devotion.

Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Mitsuo Hamada

Tanie Kitabayashi

Taketoshi Naitō

Shizuko Kasagi

Chōchō Miyako

Chishū Ryū

Jūkichi Uno

Keiko Hara

Osamu Takizawa

Nobuo Kawakami

Yūko Kusunoki

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