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Without Memory

6.519961h 24mMovieDocumentary

A father loses his short-term memory as a result of a botched medical procedure, which causes him to develop Wernicke's Encephalopathy. Kore-eda chronicles his family’s fight to receive proper treatment and benefits from this devastating malpractice.

DirectorHirokazu Kore-eda
WriterHirokazu Kore-eda
ProducersHirokazu Kore-eda·Katsuhiko Hayashi

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Cast · Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda

HS
Hiroshi Sekine
Self
MS
Miwa Sekine
Self
TS
Taku Sekine
Self
YS
Yû Sekine
Self
TÔ
Toshihiro Ôuchi
Self
KY
Kazuto Yasuda
Self
YS
Yukio Suzuki
Self
HS
Hideo Sakata
Self
NS
Nao Sekine
Self
JNJames Naughton
James Naughton
Self - Narrator (voice: English version)
SH
Shigeru Honda
Self (uncredited)
HKHirokazu Kore-eda
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Self - Narrator (uncredited)

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