12 Suicidal Teens (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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

title same as book | four word title | based on a novel | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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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

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

Met my expectations which weren't super high

I immediately wanted to watch this after knowing the cast. And I was not disappointed in the acting department of the movie. I've seen almost every actor in this movie in really different roles and I was immensely impressed by their acting here. Although, I'm not sure if people who are unfamiliar with the cast will enjoy it as much as I did.

The characters' personalities were very eccentric as most Japanese teens in dark disturbing movies are (which actually makes me wonder: are there really Japanese teens with these dramatic and over-the-top reactions and principles or is this just a reflection of anime/manga characters?). However, each character's experiences are a great representation of the different reasons for suicide. That was also one of the best parts of the story: how characters have conflicting reasons on why they want to end their life.

The ending, for me, was great but could have been better. However, the actors made it convincing enough for me to accept it.

I think the movie was overall beautifully shot although I did feel that they achieved it with struggles. In terms of the pace, it's slow as it should be (maybe a bit too slow in the beginning but it did add some tension). It also felt a little bit incomplete.

In summary: good points - fair representation of suicidal teens, cinematography, acting not so good points - it's hard to take the situation seriously if you're not familiar with this kind of genre of japanese film (this hardly counts as a con) bad points - it's not the greatest film but it's on its way to be if they pushed harder (specifically on the ending)