12 Suicidal Teens (Jûni-nin no shinitai kodomo-tachi) theatrical trailer - Yukihiko Tsutsumi-directed mystery-thriller

  • 6 years ago
Synopsis for Yukihiko Tsutsumi's mystery-thriller 12 Suicidal Teens (Jûni-nin no shinitai kodomo-tachi) from NTV International Sales (Nippon Television Network Corporation / Nippon Terebi Hôsômô K.K.): "12 teenagers show up at an abandoned hospital. As prescribed, they enter the building, open safe containing, take one of numbered tags from 1 to 12, and head to a 'designated place'. None of them have ever met before, but all of them in despair with their lives and come up with one common goal: to euthanize themselves. But upon arrival in the room, they find that one young man is already occupying on one of the 12 prepared beds. Who is he? Was it a suicide? Was it murder? Should they proceed anyway? And is there a murderer amongst them? According to the preset rules of the gathering, the members must take a vote and unanimously agree to proceed. But the unexpected turn of events compels them to hold a discussion and assess each other to solve the mystery before they can go ahead with their original plan. In the process, however, the reasons for each of them choosing to die come to light, leading to a final decision. The question is: What is the real purpose of the gathering?"

12 Suicidal Teens stars Hana Sugisaki, Mackenyu (Makken'yû Arata), Takumi Kitamura, Mahiro Takasugi, Yuina Kuroshima, Riko Akikawa (a pseudonym for Kanna Hashimoto? Suzu Hirose? Tilda Swinton?), Ai Yoshikawa, Riku Hagiwara, Yûto Fuchino, Ryôta Bandô, Kotone Furukawa, and Aisa Takeuchi. The movie is based on the eponymous (with regard to the Japanese title) novel by Tow Ubukata (Tô Ubukata).

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