Soshite akiko wa... Aru dansā no shōzō

"Filmmaker Haneda Sumiko returns to film Akiko Kanda, a groundbreaking figure of Japanese modern dance. Following up on her 1985 film Akiko: Portrait of a Dancer, the director began this documentary in the fall of 2010, profiling Akiko, who had now reached her mid-70s. Akiko is diagnosed with cancer and is hospitalized as filming begins. Her commitment to dance does not waver, even while continuing outpatient treatment. She begins to commute between the hospital and the stage. Akiko’s life came to a close following the opening of her show in the fall of 2011. The filmmaker documents Akiko’s final days and her childlike innocence, as well as her steadfast and serious relationship with dance."
(Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival)