Dying at a Hospital
1993, Japanese. Directed by Jun Ichikawa.
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Filmed in a documentary style, six patients in six wards of different ages and circumstances await death at a hospital in Japan. The sterile and dismal environment is contrasted against the emotional being of the patients, their visitors and relatives and the outside world, which they will never again survey.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 24 July 1993
- Original title
- 病院で死ぬということ
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Jun Ichikawa
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Dying at a Hospital runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Dying at a Hospital isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 July 1993. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Dying at a Hospital?
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Who directed Dying at a Hospital?
Dying at a Hospital (1993) was directed by Jun Ichikawa and stars Ittoku Kishibe, Masayuki Shionoya, Akira Yamanouchi.