Faced with a rapidly aging population, a Japanese government in the near future rolls out an unsettling agenda.
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- 12 wins & 17 nominations.
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Cast
| Chieko Baishô | ... |
Michi Kakutani
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| Hayato Isomura | ... |
Hiromu Okabe
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| Stefanie Arianne | ... |
Maria
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Taka Takao | ... |
Uncle Yukio Okabe
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| Yumi Kawai | ... |
Yôko Narimiya
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Hisako Ôkata | ... |
Ineko
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Kazuyoshi Kushida | ... |
Fujimaru
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Yûsaku Mori | ... |
Young Man
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Yoko Yano | ... |
Michi's Co-worker
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Mari Nakayama | ... |
Michi's Co-worker
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Motomi Makiguchi |
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Tamae Ônishi |
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Koshirô Asami |
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Miho Hakuta |
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Toshiko Igarashi |
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Wakako Iwabuchi |
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Mari Kajiwara |
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Yoshinobu Kanai |
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Hiroaki Kawatsure |
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Joey Cruz Manalang |
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Hanna Matsuura |
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Saki Osamura |
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Erika Ota |
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Ryôsuke Saitô |
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Mayumi Sakura |
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Ameri Suzuki |
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Toru Tanaka |
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Masahiro Umeda |
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Keiko Yamashita |
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Directed by
| Chie Hayakawa | ||
Written by
| Jason Gray | ... | (story) |
| Chie Hayakawa | ... | (screenplay) |
| Chie Hayakawa | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Alemberg Ang | ... | co-producer |
| Alicia Catubay-Watt | ... | executive producer |
| Frédéric Corvez | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Will Fredo | ... | executive producer (as Wilfredo Manalang) |
| Jason Gray | ... | producer |
| Soichiro Koga | ... | line producer (as Sôichirô Koga) |
| Keisuke Konishi | ... | executive producer |
| Mizue Kunizane | ... | executive producer |
| Eiko Mizuno Gray | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Maéva Savinien | ... | executive producer / producer |
| George Sommerrock | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Rémi Boubal | ||
Cinematography by
| Hideho Urata | ||
Editing by
| Anne Klotz | ||
Editorial Department
| Julien Petri | ... | colorist |
| Junko Watanabe | ... | assistant editor |
| Clara Zaïm | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
| Kumiko Hosokawa | ||
Production Design by
| Setsuko Shiokawa | ||
Sound Department
| Matthieu Deniau | ... | sound designer |
| Philippe Grivel | ... | re-recording mixer / sound editor |
Visual Effects by
| Vincent Vacarisas | ... | visual effects artist |
Music Department
| Philippe Avril | ... | music mixer |
Additional Crew
| Nicolas Garric | ... | production assistant |
| David Krouse | ... | Event Staff: Denver Premiere |
| Antoine Maréchal | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- Daluyong Studios
- Doha Film Institute (support)
- Dongyu Club
- Eurozoom
- Fondation Franco-Japonaise Sasakawa (support)
- Fusee
- Happinet Phantom Studios
- Institut français (support)
- Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs (support)
- L'Aide aux cinémas du monde (support)
- La Région Île-de-France (support)
- Le Studio Orlando
- Loaded Films
- Plan 75 Production Committee
- SS Kobo
- Urban Factory
- Urban Sales
- WOWOW
Distributors
- DDDream (China) (theatrical)
- Eurozoom (2022) (France) (theatrical)
- Fugu-Filmverleih (2023) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Happinet (2022) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Kimstim Films (2023) (United States) (theatrical)
- Lighthouse Film Distribution (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Sato Company (2024) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- September Film (2023) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- September Films (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sky Digi Entertainment (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- TBA Studios (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Tucker Film (Italy) (theatrical)
- Weird Wave (2024) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Adso Films (2023) (Spain)
- KlikFilm (2023) (Indonesia) (video)
- SRF 1 (2023) (Switzerland) (tv)
- Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (2023) (Switzerland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
With a nod to the fabled Japanese practice of oyasute, which itself was rooted in Buddhist teachings, the film conjures a mythical modern Japan where an aging society has devised a plan to re-balance itself economically by informing its citizens older than seventy-five of the option of euthanasia. A 78-year-old woman faces the question of whether she should carry on or seemingly serve her society through self-sacrifice. Written by aghaemi |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Official submission of Japan for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 95th Academy Awards in 2023. See more » |
| Goofs | The time when the uncle is brought to the clinic is running back and forth. (See the time on the wristwatch then on the car navigation, and later on again on the wristwatch.) See more » |
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