L'histoire est celle d'une mère très imparfaite et d'une fille rancunière séparées par un grand malentendu. Entre les deux, une autre femme, Ingrid, l'amie de la mère, est la dépositaire de leur douleur et de leur amertume. Martha, la mère, est reporter de guerre et Ingrid est une romancière autofictionnelle.
Profitant d’une libération par compassion, un détenu mourant se voit offrir une dernière chance de renouer avec sa fille et le petit-fils qu’il n’a jamais connu, mais son passé trouble viendra rapidement les hanter.
Atteint d'un cancer, Watanabe, chef de service du génie civil, décide de réaliser le projet qu'il avait tout d'abord repoussé : celui d'assainir un terrain vague du quartier de Hureocho pour que les enfants puissent jouer dans un véritable jardin.
Kate et Saint John Greene vivent une formidable histoire d'amour depuis leur adolescence. Leur vie bascule lorsqu'ils apprennent le cancer de Kate. Il doit désormais s'occuper seul de leurs deux fils avec la peur de la perdre. Mais Kate leur a laissé une liste : un inventaire de choses à faire et à partager. Les souvenirs des moments forts de leur couple lui reviennent en mémoire.
Les derniers jours d'un célèbre tireur, légende de l'Ouest, qui vient d'apprendre qu'il va mourir d'un cancer.
À Barcelone, Uxbal, meurtri et obsédé par les fantômes de son passé auxquels il est confronté en raison de ses pouvoirs paranormaux, essaie de protéger ses enfants, Ana et Mateo, de l'influence néfaste de Maramba, son épouse alcoolique et dépressive. Mais, pour survivre, il exerce des activités criminelles qui le placent dans une situation précaire. Pour le compte de Hai, un gangster chinois, il organise un trafic de produits de contrefaçon, qu'il fait revendre dans la rue par des immigrés clandestins. Uxbal a aussi un don : il peut communiquer avec les morts. Il se sert de ce talent pour arrondir ses fins de mois. Mais sa vie bascule quand il apprend qu'il a un cancer de la prostate...
Alors qu'il tourne un mélodrame sur le cancer, un cinéaste apprend qu'il est lui-même condamné par la maladie. Il est aussi désemparé que son médecin, mais sa femme et d'autres patients vont lui redonner courage et énergie. Son unique souhait ? Terminer son film.
The lead, Dr. Sadami Shiratori worked in the operating room at a famous Tokyo hospital was around death on a daily basis. His own father, Teizo Shiratori is also a doctor, called Grandfather as he raised the estranged children of his wayward son, he practiced medicine in a small town on Hokkaido, Japan’s most northern island. His practice was limited only to terminal patients…in their own homes. He cared for them and helped both them and their families prepare for the ‘final journey’.
After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Caco Vidal abandons his fancy life full of luxuries to start over again, not knowing that he will arrive in a very special place that is directly linked to his family's past.
Based on the true story of writer Kang Chang-rae. Da-jung used to be a sweet working mom, but as colorectal cancer strikes her, she gradually becomes unable to eat. Da-jung's husband, Chang-wook, has never cooked before, but he begins cooking to take care of his wife's health and meals. Chang-wook handpicks decent ingredients and tries to develop healthy recipes to make a precious meal for his ill wife. Although he may be clumsy sometimes, he begins to realize how to treasure the time cooking and having a meal together with his family.
An ordinary middle-aged woman has devoted her life to her family. She is diagnosed with terminal cancer and must prepare her goodbye to her family.
A story about a married couple both diagnosed with cancer and given limited time to live. As mother of two young children, Yoshioka Shuko notices a lump in her chest one day and goes to a hospital to have it checked out. When she is diagnosed with breast cancer, her husband Kenichi is fully prepared to battle the disease with her until he finds out that he, too is ill with lung cancer. For the sake of the children, the couple determine to not let this defeat them, but to approach life cheerfully and positively in what is a stirring and unforgettable record of a family driven by the strength of love and who never forgets their sense of humor.
One of New Zealand's most loved comedians and broadcasters, Dai Henwood, offers an open and honest look into his courageous fight against cancer.
Ancient medical science told us our minds and bodies are one; so did philosophers of old. Now, modern science and new research are helping us to understand these connections. In Healing and the Mind, Bill Moyers talks with physicians, scientists, therapists and patients—people who are taking a new look at the meaning of sickness and health. In a five-part series of provocative interviews, he discusses their search for answers to perplexing questions: How do emotions translate into chemicals in our bodies? How do thoughts and feelings influence health? How can we collaborate with our bodies to encourage healing?
