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71% Critic Match
Last Life in the Universe
“Why bother with suicide?”
7.1 / 10• 2003• 1h 52m•NR• Thai
DramaActionThriller
Storyline
An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister.
Cast & Crew
Tadanobu Asano
Kenji
Lead
Daran Boonyasak
Noi
Chermarn Boonyasak
Nid
Yutaka Matsushige
Yukio
Riki Takeuchi
Takashi
Takashi Miike
Yakuza
Yoji Tanaka
Yakuza
Sakichi Sato
Yakuza
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Last Life in the Universe is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
