Jûni-nin no shinitai kodomo-tachi (2019)

Twelve kids go into an abandoned hospital to give up on life. In the room where they meet, a boy is already lying dead, and no one knows who he is.

Director:

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Writers:

Yutaka Kuramochi (screenplay), Tow Ubukata (novel)

Stars:

Hana Sugisaki, Mackenyu, Takumi Kitamura

Cast

Cast overview:
Hana Sugisaki	...	Anri
Mackenyu	...	Shinjirô
Takumi Kitamura	...	Nobuo
Mahiro Takasugi	...	Satoshi
Yuina Kuroshima	...	Meiko
Kanna Hashimoto	...	Ryôko
Ai Yoshikawa	...	Mai
Riku Hagiwara	...	Takahiro
Yûto Fuchino	...	Kenichi
Ryôta Bandô	...	Seigo
Kotone Furukawa	...	Mitsue
Aisa Takeuchi	...	Yuki

Storyline

It is not often that a hospital becomes the gathering place for a bunch of teenagers, but this one and this time is different. Twelve teen-aged girls and boys meet at an abandoned hospital. Each has his or her morbid reason. What they find there is shocking. It is the corpse of a boy. They attempt to discover the identity of the murderer. In the process, they reveal their reasons for fatalism and nihilism.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

The end credits show the intro in chronological order.

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Soundtracks

On Our Way
Written by The Royal Concept and Carl Wikstrom Ask
Performed by The Royal Concept
Courtesy of Universal Music Japan

User Reviews

Good Enough

12 suicidal teens is not a light movie, but it has a nice ending. At least, a nice enough ending.

What I liked was the individual stories and how different each character was. The mystery thing was intriguing as well. However, the movie felt like there was no theme behind it and no point watching it. Plus, the main story got confusing.

The performances, however, were really good from all actors and actresses. Though one should expect that much from a cast packed with some of the best young stars of Japan.

So, overall, six out of ten.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official Twitter [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

25 January 2019 (Japan)

Also Known As:

12 Suicidal Teens

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,950,916

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company (CTV), Fukuoka Broadcasting System (FBS), Hiroshima Telecasting (HTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Color