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The Fossil is a 1975 Japanese film directed by Masaki Kobayashi and based on a 1965 novel by Yasushi Inoue. It was Japan's submission to the 47th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Original Release
10/04/1975
US Release
09/09/1976
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shin Saburi | Tajihei Kazuki / Tajihei Itsuki |
| Mayumi Ogawa | Akiko Kazuki / Akiko Itsuki |
| Keiko Kishi | Woman (Death) / Madame Marcelin |
| Komaki Kurihara | Kiyoko Kazuki / Kiyoko Itsuki |
| Haruko Sugimura | Mother-in-law / Itsuki's stepmother |
| Hisashi Igawa | Funazu |
| Yoshio Inaba | Toyoshima |
| Shigeru Kôyama | Kihara / Dr. Kihara |
| Sue Mitobe | Itsuki family's maid |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | Sunami |
Directors
Writers
Shun Inagaki, Yasushi Inoue, Takeshi Yoshida
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shin Saburi | Tajihei Kazuki / Tajihei Itsuki |
| Mayumi Ogawa | Akiko Kazuki / Akiko Itsuki |
| Keiko Kishi | Woman (Death) / Madame Marcelin |
| Komaki Kurihara | Kiyoko Kazuki / Kiyoko Itsuki |
| Haruko Sugimura | Mother-in-law / Itsuki's stepmother |
| Hisashi Igawa | Funazu |
| Yoshio Inaba | Toyoshima |
| Shigeru Kôyama | Kihara / Dr. Kihara |
| Sue Mitobe | Itsuki family's maid |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | Sunami |
| Ichiro Nakatani | Taisuke, Tajihei's brother / Taisuke (Itskuki's brother) |
| Orie Satô | Akihiko's wife / Kishi's wife |
| Yûsuke Takita | |
| Jukichi Uno | Tappei Yabuki / Tappei Yakubi |
| Kei Yamamoto | Akihiko Kishi |
| Gô Katô | Narrator |
| Deanna Pak | Akiko's husband |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gin'ichi Kishimoto | Producer |
| Masayuki Satô | Producer |
