My Father

1975

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Overview

"Father, why did you die?" With this deeply intimate statement of grief, Kubota mourns the death of her father. Video and television are central to her ritual of mourning, and allow her father to assume a presence after death. Kubota and her father, who was dying of cancer in Japan, are seen watching television together on New Year's Eve. The suffering of father and daughter is rendered even more poignant when contrasted with the everyday banality of the pop music and New Year's celebrations on TV. After his death, Kubota weeps alone in front of a video monitor. Awash with tears and personal pain, My Father is a cathartic exorcism of grief, with video serving as witness and memory.

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Language: EN

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Production Countries

Japan United States of America

Spoken Languages

Japanese

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 1, 1975
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt3594556

Cast

Shigeko Kubota

Key Crew

Shigeko Kubota

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