Ⓒ2019 "A Long Goodbye" Film Partners

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Shohei is a retired school principal dealing with dementia whose escapades wreak havoc on his family. Despite their own individual agonies, his two daughters Mari and Fumi return home to take care of their father together with their mother Yoko as he faces Alzheimer’s disease. As Shohei's memory gradually deteriorates, the family learns about an unexpected "recollection" that lives within him. In a long goodbye to their father, fond memories and forgotten hopes flow back into their lives.

A Long Goodbye is the film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author NAKAJIMA Kyoko's same-named novel with NAKANO Ryota (Her Love Boils Bathwater, 2016) serving as director and screenplay writer. The film delivers a touching, and humorous depiction of seven years in the lives of a father diagnosed with dementia.

The screening includes a discussion about dementia with Kiyoshi Dembo of the Momiji Health Care Society (Toronto) with CFI Executive Director Tom McSorley and Program Officer at The Japan Foundation, Nobi Nakamura.