Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017)

A high school girl with a terminal illness opts to make the most of her few remaining months, be cheerful and experience as much as possible before it is all too late. She has a crush on a ... See full summary »

Director:

Shô Tsukikawa

Writers:

Yoru Sumino (novel), Tomoko Yoshida (screenplay)

Stars:

Minami Hamabe, Takumi Kitamura, Shun Oguri

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Minami Hamabe	...	Sakura Yamauchi
Takumi Kitamura	...	Haruki Shiga
Shun Oguri	...	Haruki Shiga - 12 Years Later
Keiko Kitagawa	...	Kyoko - 12 Years Later
Karen Ohtomo	...	Kyoko
Yûma Yamoto	...	Gamu-kun
Yusuke Kamiji	...	Gamu-kun (12 years later)
Dôri Sakurada	...	Takahiro
Daichi Morishita	...	Kuriyama
Satomi Nagano	...	Sakura's mother
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Keisuke Nakata	...	Tsuyoshi Nakata

Storyline

A high school girl with a terminal illness opts to make the most of her few remaining months, be cheerful and experience as much as possible before it is all too late. She has a crush on a class-mate and acts on her impulse. She loves her best friend and receives loyalty in return. She brings wonder to those around her. Part of her disposition is owing to her superstitious beliefs and the diary she is leaving behind, which acts as a letter to her sullen school crush.

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Plot Keywords:

terminal disease | disease | ill | sickness | ill girl | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official Twitter [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

28 July 2017 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Let Me Eat Your Pancreas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

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User Reviews

Good Enough

I want to eat your pancreas puts you off with the odd title. However, it is a beautiful story. The acting was very good. I also enjoyed how the story was presented. But the hilight was the characters. Both of them were so different and yet so right for each other (not in a romantic way, but a human way). The girl was possitive, bubbly, and simply adorable. The boy was quiet, unsociable, and kind of a calm force. Also, the cinematography was beautiful, with the cherry blossoms (sakura) and the school background. It served the innocence of the movie well. However, the story, in the final conclusion, kind of lacked the intensity that would have brought the whole tragedy to a climax. So, eight out of ten, because, the pace was also slow.