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Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit

2008 · 133 min

A somber, thought-provoking experience that lingers on mortality and the weight of bureaucratic cruelty.

Overview
In an attempt to spur citizens into taking more productive roles in society, the Japanese government issues death messages, or "ikigami", informing them that they have only 24 hours left to live. The film follows a young man tasked with delivering these messages, as well as the victims.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • fate
  • power
  • morality
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Tomoyuki Takimoto
Written by
Tomoyuki Takimoto, Motorô Mase, Hiroyuki Yatsu, Akimitsu Sasaki
Starring
Shota Matsuda, Takashi Tsukamoto, Riko Narumi, Takayuki Yamada, Akira Emoto, Yuta Kanai, Kazuma Sano, Takashi Sasano
Runtime
133 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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