12 Suicidal Teens

"What does it mean to want to die?"

2019 1h 58m JA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 92

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Synopsis

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A group of boys and girls, twelve in total, gather at an abandoned hospital to die for various different reasons. There, they find the body of a dead boy. The group of twelve attempt to find the person who killed the boy. During their search, the reasons why they want to die are revealed.

“What does it mean to want to die?”

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Cast

Mahiro Takasugi
Satoshi
Yūto Fuchino
Kenichi
Kotone Furukawa
Mitsue
Kanna Hashimoto
Ryoko
Mackenyu
Shinjirou
Yuina Kuroshima
Meiko
Hana Sugisaki
Anri
Riku Hagiwara
Takahiro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Writers: Yutaka Kuramochi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, shot by Shigetomo Madarame. 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 Utena Kobayashi. 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 Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mahiro Takasugi and Yūto Fuchino and Kotone Furukawa carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What does it mean to want to die?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9214844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 92 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yukihiko Tsutsumi directs. Shigetomo Madarame behind the camera. Utena Kobayashi scores. Chieko Suzaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, shot by Shigetomo Madarame. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Utena Kobayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mahiro Takasugi and Yūto Fuchino and Kotone Furukawa carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "What does it mean to want to die?".
7IMDB entry: tt9214844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 92 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "depression", "suicide", "japan", "based on novel or book".