Without Memory
1996, Japanese. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 28 December 1996
- Original title
- 記憶が失われた時…〜ある家族の2年半の記録〜
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hirokazu Kore-eda
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Without Memory runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Without Memory isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 December 1996. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like Without Memory?
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Who directed Without Memory?
Without Memory (1996) was directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and stars Hiroshi Sekine, Miwa Sekine, Taku Sekine.