Takayuki (Takao Osawa) is an elementary school teacher in Tokyo. He is seized with Behçet's syndrome, and will gradually lose his sight. He resigns from his job and leaves his girlfriend, Yoko (Yuriko Ishida) to return to his hometown, Nagasaki, where his mother lives. Takayuki spends his days strolling around Nagasaki, to imprint familiar scenes on his memory. Yoko visits him and insists on staying. Takayuki has major concerns for her future, and his own life. He drives her away, for her own good. After days of affliction, the two reunite. The story leads to an emotive conclusion, the end of his spiritual journey.
Japanese study overview
Gege is a Japanese movie of 11,332 characters, with 1,263 unique words and 585 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,263 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 私I×56
- 陽子Akiko×33
- 先生teacher×31
- 言うto say×29
- 見えるto be seen×28
- 隆之Takashi×22
- 思うto think×21
- 病気illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold)×17
- 聞くto hear×16
- 失明loss of eyesight×15
- 長崎Nagasaki (city, prefecture)×14
- 高野Kōno×14
- 隆Omoki×11
- 口内炎mouth ulcer×5
- 郷土史local history×5
- 興福寺Kōfukuji×4
- 新太Arata×3
- 黒目pupil and (dark) iris of the eye×3
- 発病onset of an illness×3
- 陽子proton×3