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72% Critic Match
Night's Tightrope
“To Understand Death”
7.2 / 10• 2016• 2h 0m•NR• Japanese
DramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Tsubasa Honda
Yuki Sakurai
Lead
Mizuki Yamamoto
Atsuko Kurano
Mackenyu
Makino Hikaru
Goro Inagaki
Takao
Ryo Sato
Shiori Takizawa
Kazuya Kojima
Kazuki Ogura
Fusako Urabe
Nurse
Shizuka Ishibashi
Classmate
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yukiko Mishima's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Night's Tightrope is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
