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Journey Of A Dying Wife (2011)

Journey Of A Dying Wife poster
Original title
死にゆく妻との旅路
Directed by
Yukinari Hanawa
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
G
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A husband writes about his wife's final days as she faces a terminal illness. The story follows their shared journey through her treatment and the emotional weight of letting go.

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What happens

『死にゆく妻との旅路』(しにゆくつまとのたびじ)は、清水久典による日本の手記。『新潮45』2000年11月号、12月号に掲載されたものを大幅に加筆し、文庫本(新潮文庫 ISBN 9784101186214)としてまとめたものが2003年8月(発行日は2003年9月1日)に新潮社から出版された。 2011年にはこれを原作とする日本映画が公開された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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