さようなら (2015): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2015, さようなら is a drama film directed by Koji Fukada, running about 112 minutes.

What it’s about. The world's first human-android acting duo, called Android Theater Project, is the collaborative brainchild of noted Japanese playwright Oriza Hirata and the leading robotics scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro. "Sayonara" is a remakable android play and has been adapted to feature film by the acclaimed filmmaker Koji Fukada (Hospitalité, Au revoir l’été). In this film project the setting of the story is largely expanded, depicting time and space in a way which can only be achieved in film, examining life and death though the communication between dying human and immortal android.

Who’s in it. さようなら stars Bryerly Long as Tania, Hirofumi Arai, Geminoid F. as Leona and Makiko Murata, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, さようなら has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch さようなら page.

If you liked it. Fans of さようなら tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.