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Without Memory (1996)

Without Memory (1996)

Documentary
Release Date: 1996, December 28
Directors: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Countries: Japan
Production: NHK Enterprises
Cast: James Naughton, Hiroshi Sekine, Miwa Sekine, Taku Sekine, Yû Sekine, Toshihiro Ôuchi, Kazuto Yasuda, Yukio Suzuki, Hideo Sakata, Nao Sekine

Overview:

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.