Starting
Original version with German subtitles
Poster
Director
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cast
Ken Watanabe (Masayuki Saeki), Kanako Higuchi (Emiko Saeki), Kenji Sakaguchi (Naoya Ito), Kazue Fukiishi (Rie Saeki)
Plot Outline
After being stricken with Alzheimer's disease in the prime of his life, a successful young businessman slips slowly away from his loving family in director Yukihiko Tstusumi's poignant family drama. Saeki (Ken Watanabe) is about to launch what promises to be the most successful advertising campaign in his burgeoning career. In addition to his astonishingly fast ascent up the corporate ladder, Saeki's beautiful young daughter is about to be married, and he will soon become a youthful grandfather.
Genre
Drama
Released
2006