About this season
An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is abroad in Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes him to imagine her as the personification of his impending fate. As his dialogue with his imagined mortality continues, he meets the living woman, the template for his fantasy, and together, they tour rural churches. Gradually, he comes to some kind of peace about the diagnosis. When he returns to Japan, he is met with a series of challenges that profoundly test the lessons he has learned.
Episodes (8)
1. Episode 1
Aired 31 January 1972 • 56 min
A detailed look at a Tokyo business tycoon given a diagnosis of terminal cancer who must now re-assess his life and values.
2. Episode 2
Aired 7 February 1972 • 56 min
3. Episode 3
Aired 14 February 1972 • 56 min
4. Episode 4
Aired 21 February 1972 • 56 min
5. Episode 5
Aired 28 February 1972 • 56 min
6. Episode 6
Aired 6 March 1972 • 56 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 13 March 1972 • 56 min
8. Episode 8
Aired 20 March 1972 • 56 min