License to Live
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Kôji Yakusho
Shun Sugata
Kumiko Aso
Gary Ashiya
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Twenty-four year old Yutaka wakes from a coma after 10 years, only to find that the family he remembers from before the accident has fragmented. His parents have spearated, his sister moved to the US, and he can't even find his mother. Confused, he tries to find old friends, only to discover he has nothing to talk to them about. He sets about bringing his family back together, but is halted in his tracks by a chance encounter with the man responsible for his accident.
Director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Crew
Gary Ashiya
Shigeo Fujita
Junichiro Hayashi
Makio Ika
Satoshi Kanno
Hiroyuki Kato
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Tomoyuki Maruo
Masahiro Ohnaga
Atsuyuki Shimonda
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Tatsuya Yoshimura
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States February 1999
Released in United States September 1999
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Forum) February 10-21, 1999.
Shown at New York Film Festival September 24 - October 10, 1999.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Director's Spotlight) September 9-18, 1999.
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 24 - October 10, 1999.)
Released in United States February 1999 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Forum) February 10-21, 1999.)
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Director's Spotlight) September 9-18, 1999.)
