Gan Ni Naru Mae Ni Shitteoku Koto (2019)

Gan Ni Naru Mae Ni Shitteoku Koto 2019 / がんになる前に知っておくこと 2019 / What To know before you get cancer , Things to know before you become a cancer patient

Miyake Nagaru of ‟Ultimate land - a year of Iwasaki Onikenbai‟ and ‟Traveling by Leaps and Bounds: Portrait of Noh Actor Reijiro Tsumura‟ directs, shoots, and edits this documentary examining in a variety of angles the subject of cancer which is said to afflict one in two Japanese. Narukami Ayaka, an actress who has experienced being diagnosed with possible breast cancer after a checkup, serves as the viewer's guide. She learns the fundamentals of cancer from people who deal with cancer or cancer patients on a daily basis such as researchers, university professors, and working nurses among others on the frontline of cancer research. (Source: JFDB, The Japanese Film Database)