
After the group suicide of four people, journalists Yuu and Rie investigate the reasons behind an endless cycle of suicides, blamed on an infamous Suicide Manual, hidden in a tag-less DVD disk. Said manual is shot in an infomercial fashion, with examples of the best methods to kill yourself and demonstrations by real people. When investigating further, Yuu and Rie find out that in Buddhist beliefs, when a person kills himself, he or she is sent to a certain hell, from which t... (Full plot summary below)
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After the group suicide of four people, journalists Yuu and Rie investigate the reasons behind an endless cycle of suicides, blamed on an infamous Suicide Manual, hidden in a tag-less DVD disk. Said manual is shot in an infomercial fashion, with examples of the best methods to kill yourself and demonstrations by real people. When investigating further, Yuu and Rie find out that in Buddhist beliefs, when a person kills himself, he or she is sent to a certain hell, from which they induce other people to commit suicide. But is this what is really happening?
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| User ReviewAnita RIt was slow and independently made (which in Japan says a lot) but it was interesting. I don't know if I'll watch it again but, I'm glad i saw it. It's an interesting response to the book though. I like how it tried to counter the attitude the book gave when it came to how it portrayed suicide. The book condones it and tells you that if you want to die, do it and lists how you can, how it's done and how painful it is/how easy it is (so a lot like the DVD described in the movie). i just don't think it quite delivered the message it was going for. |
| User ReviewMatthieu TSentiment bizarre par rapport à ce film. Probablement par rapport au gachis de la fin, ou au fait qu'ils auraient pu faire plus glauque pour mieux rendre l'atmosphère.. bizarre bizarre.... |
| User ReviewStefano CQualche buona idea, ma per il resto un filmaccio indifendibile |
| User ReviewJason JVery uneven story. It kinda goes up and down. It's interesting, then boring, then interesting and now it's boring again. I will give it credit for their portrayal of suicide. They don't sugar coat it or make it seem desirable (like the book did), it's told in a very cold and frank manner. I can't quite recommend this, but it isn't awful. |
| User ReviewCarolina GLa direccion es pesima, hay demasiadas tomas sin sentido, no hay conexion con los personajes. Gran ejemplo de buena idea llevada al desastre. |
| User ReviewMaureen CThe film is low quality, but the idea was interesting. The plot didn't really come together and so in the end it felt like a waste of time. |