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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

Hiroshi Sekine
Hiroshi Sekine
Self
Miwa Sekine
Miwa Sekine
Self
Taku Sekine
Taku Sekine
Self
Yû Sekine
Yû Sekine
Self
Toshihiro Ôuchi
Toshihiro Ôuchi
Self
Kazuto Yasuda
Kazuto Yasuda
Self
Yukio Suzuki
Yukio Suzuki
Self
Hideo Sakata
Hideo Sakata
Self
Nao Sekine
Nao Sekine
Self
James Naughton
James Naughton
Self - Narrator (voice: English version)
Shigeru Honda
Shigeru Honda
Self (uncredited)
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Self - Narrator (uncredited)

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