Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
Sep 26 2008
•2h 13m
•Drama
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.
Cast
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Shota Matsuda
Kengo Fujimoto
Takashi Tsukamoto
Hidekazu Morio
Riko Narumi
Sakura Iizuka
Takayuki Yamada
Satoshi Iizuka
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