Japan / Sep 17, 2011
When I Kill Myself (2011)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Due to the high suicide rate among youths in Japan, the government implements experiments to uncover the causes behind the high suicide rate. Children are selected and placed in a YSC facility under constant surveillance. At the age of 10, the children are then give a detonator with a red switch. They are told if they press the switch they will die immediately. Most of the children under the experiment, eventually presses the switch and dies. After the completion of the experiment 6 kids remain who did not press the switch. The 6 kids are; strong-minded Masami, weak Naoto, hot-tempered Hiro, impulsive Ryota, wheelchair bound Kimiaki and Aiko who is always thinking of her parents. These 6 kids survived even though they were pressured by project manager Tsukuda to press the switch.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tetsushi Tanaka | Koji Maruyama |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | スイッチを押すとき |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | DHE, KDDI, Bungeisha |
| Release date | 17 settembre 2011 |
| Production | Ken Nakanishi |
| Writer | Yusuke Yamada, Takaya Okamoto |
| Editing | Ryô Nakajima, Taku Nagase |
| Cinematography | Masami Inomoto |
| Assistant directors | Akihiro Onodera, Ryô Nakajima |
| Lighting | Shinichi Matsukuma |
| Camera operators | Masami Inomoto |
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| Additional photography | Masami Inomoto |
| Production design | Bunyo Kimura, Masashi Nomiya |
| Art direction | Masashi Nomiya, Bunyo Kimura |
| Set decoration | Masashi Nomiya, Bunyo Kimura |
| Music | Kayo Konishi, Yukio Kondo, Shun Tanaka, Hiromichi Kori |
| Sound | Shun Tanaka, Hiromichi Kori, Kayo Konishi, Yukio Kondo |
| Costume design | Rie Suda |
| Makeup | Rie Suda |
| Hairstyling | Rie Suda |
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