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Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit (2008)
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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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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Genre:Drama
Written By:Akimitsu Sasaki, Tomoyuki Takimoto, Hiroyuki Yatsu, Motorô Mase
In Theaters:9/27/2008
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Runtime:133 minutes
Studio:Aries [jp], TBS, Shogakukan, TOHO, TELEPACK, Nikkatsu Studio, IMJ Entertainment, C&I entertainment, MBS, CBC, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation
Cast
Tomoyuki Takimoto
Director
Shota Matsuda
Kengo Fujimoto
Takashi Tsukamoto
Hidekazu Morio
Riko Narumi
Sakura Iizuka
Takayuki Yamada
Satoshi Iizuka
Akira Emoto
Counselor
Yuta Kanai
Tsubasa Tanabe
Kazuma Sano
Naoki Takizawa
Takashi Sasano
Chief Ishii
Gekidan Hitori
Shimada
Sansei Shiomi
Nobuhiko Takizawa
Jun Fubuki
Kazuko Takizawa
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