The Last Dance
大病人 (original)
A successful Japanese movie director in his 60s becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. His family, friends, and doctor try to keep the secret of his terminal cancer from him, but it gradually becomes clear. Coming to terms with his own mortality is painful, and involves some major conflicts with his wife and the hospital staff.
Starring Rentaro Mikuni, Masahiko Tsugawa, Nobuko Miyamoto, Yoshiki Arizono, Tokie Hidari, Yoshihiro Katô, Midori Kiuchi, Toshizō Kudō, Mami Kumagai, Noboru Mitani
Watch "The Last Dance" on Criterion Channel released in 1993. It's a drama and comedy movie, and has a rating of 6.9 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.