Fragments of the Last Will
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In 1945, after the end of World War II, Hatao Yamamoto was imprisoned in a concentration camp in Sibera, Russia. Despite the harsh, despairing condition in the camp, Hatao Yamamoto kept telling other prisoners not to give up hope, and that the day when they could all go back home would come. Hatao Yamamoto firmly believed that he would return to Japan and meet his wife, Mojimi Yamamoto, and their children someday. 8 years after the war, he received a postcard from his wife with a one-line message written on it, stating that 'We are waiting for you to come back". Meanwhile, Hatao Yamamoto's health was deteriorating rapidly. After having a diagnosis, the doctor told him that he had only three months left...After listening to his friends' advices, he decided to write a will and left it to his friends to bring it to his family when they were released. However, the will was seen as a spying message by the officers in the concentration camp and was confiscated...

2022 · 2h 13m
Starring Kazunari Ninomiya, Keiko Kitagawa, Tori Matsuzaka
Director Takahisa Zeze

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  • Kazunari Ninomiya
    Hatao Yamamoto
  • Keiko Kitagawa
    Mojimi Yamamoto
  • Tori Matsuzaka
    Kenzo Matsuda
  • K‌N
    Kento Nakajima
    Takeo Shintani
  • Akira Terao
    山本顕一
  • Kenta Kiritani
    相沢光男
  • Ken Yasuda
    原 幸彦
  • Eita Okuno
    鈴木信二
  • Yûta Kanai
    高橋良太
  • Ayumu Nakajima
    竹下 勝
  • M‌T
    Momoko Tanabe
    由美

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Fragments of the Last Will

Drama

In 1945, after the end of World War II, Hatao Yamamoto was imprisoned in a concentration camp in Sibera, Russia. Despite the harsh, despairing condition in the camp, Hatao Yamamoto kept telling other prisoners not to give up hope, and that the day when they could all go back home would come. Hatao Yamamoto firmly believed that he would return to Japan and meet his wife, Mojimi Yamamoto, and their children someday. 8 years after the war, he received a postcard from his wife with a one-line message written on it, stating that 'We are waiting for you to come back". Meanwhile, Hatao Yamamoto's health was deteriorating rapidly. After having a diagnosis, the doctor told him that he had only three months left...After listening to his friends' advices, he decided to write a will and left it to his friends to bring it to his family when they were released. However, the will was seen as a spying message by the officers in the concentration camp and was confiscated...

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Studio
Twins Japan
Released
2022
Run Time
2 hr 13 min
Rated
C
Region of Origin
Japan
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Original Audio
Japanese, Japanese (Japan)
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Japanese (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

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English , Cantonese, Traditional

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