Japan / Oct 08, 2016
To Understand Death
2h 0min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Yuki is a 2nd year high school student. She volunteers at a paediatrics ward for her summer vacation, because she wants to witness the moment a person dies. She got that thought after feeling envious of a transfer student's story of seeing a friend's dead body. Yuki has friend named Atsuko. She was bullied in the past and has anxiety issues. She volunteers at a nursing home for her summer vacation, hoping that she will gain courage if she sees the moment a person dies.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shizuka Ishibashi | Classmate |
| Daikichi Sugawara | |
| Maiko Kawakami | |
| Gin Pun Chou | |
| Kazuko Shirakawa | Masayo Mizumori |
| Michiko Iwahashi |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 少女 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Toei Company, Kinoshita Group, Pony Canyon, PARCO, FINE Entertainment, BS Nippon Corporation, Futabasha, The Asahi Shimbun, Universal Music Japan, Nippan Group Holdings, Armax Japan |
| Official site | shoujo.jp |
| Release date | 8 ottobre 2016 |
| Production | Yuki Seike, Kiyokazu Ishizuka, Hiroaki Saito |
| Writer | Kanae Minato, Yukiko Mishima, Kana Matsui |
| Editing | Hitomi Kato |
| Cinematography | Yuta Tsukinaga |
| Assistant directors | Yukiko Mishima |
| Lighting | Toru Saito |
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| Camera operators | Yuta Tsukinaga |
| Additional photography | Yuta Tsukinaga |
| Production design | Kimie Kurotaki, Yumi Ishiwata |
| Art direction | Kimie Kurotaki, Yumi Ishiwata |
| Set decoration | Kimie Kurotaki, Yumi Ishiwata |
| Visual effects | Shinji Ohagi |
| Music | Masahiro Hiramoto, Hiroki Kamemoto, GLIM SPANKY, 松尾レミ, Tomoharu Urata |
| Sound | Hiroki Kamemoto, GLIM SPANKY, 松尾レミ, Tomoharu Urata, Masahiro Hiramoto |
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