Night's Tightrope

"To Understand Death"

2016 2h 0m JA

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 18

DramaThriller

Synopsis

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Yuki is a 2nd year high school student. She volunteers at a paediatrics ward for her summer vacation, because she wants to witness the moment a person dies. She got that thought after feeling envious of a transfer student's story of seeing a friend's dead body. Yuki has friend named Atsuko. She was bullied in the past and has anxiety issues. She volunteers at a nursing home for her summer vacation, hoping that she will gain courage if she sees the moment a person dies.

“To Understand Death”

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Cast

Tsubasa Honda
Yuki Sakurai
Mizuki Yamamoto
Atsuko Kurano
Mackenyu
Makino Hikaru
Goro Inagaki
Takao
Ryo Sato
Shiori Takizawa
Kazuya Kojima
Kazuki Ogura
Fusako Urabe
Nurse
Shizuka Ishibashi
Classmate

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yukiko Mishima
Writers: Kana Matsui, Yukiko Mishima
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yukiko Mishima, shot by Yuta Tsukinaga. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Masahiro Hiramoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hitomi Kato shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Tsubasa Honda and Mizuki Yamamoto and Mackenyu carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "To Understand Death".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5323642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yukiko Mishima directs. Yuta Tsukinaga behind the camera. Masahiro Hiramoto scores. Hitomi Kato cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Yukiko Mishima, shot by Yuta Tsukinaga. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Masahiro Hiramoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Hitomi Kato shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tsubasa Honda and Mizuki Yamamoto and Mackenyu carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "To Understand Death".
7IMDB entry: tt5323642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "high school", "friendship", "suicide", "based on novel or book".