The Fossil

Where to Watch The Fossil

Need to watch 'The Fossil' on your TV or mobile device at home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Masaki Kobayashi-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Fossil' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Fossil' right now, here are some particulars about the Yonki-no-Kai Productions, Haiyuza Eiga Hoso Company fantasy flick.

Released , 'The Fossil' stars Shin Saburi, Keiko Kishi, Gō Katō, Hisashi Igawa The movie has a runtime of about 3 hr 21 min, and received a user score of 68 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 11 experienced users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes him to fantasize about her as the personification of his impending death. As his dialogue with his imagined mortality continues, he actually meets the living woman who is the template for his fantasy, and together they tour rural churches. Gradually he comes to some kind of peace about the diagnosis. When he returns to Japan, he is met with a series of challenges which profoundly test the lessons he has learned." .