When I Kill Myself
スイッチを押すとき
Synopsis
Due to the high suicide rate among youths in Japan, the government implements experiments to uncover the causes behind the high suicide rate. Children are selected and placed in a YSC facility under constant surveillance. At the age of 10, the children are then give a detonator with a red switch. They are told if they press the switch they will die immediately. Most of the children under the experiment, eventually presses the switch and dies. After the completion of the experiment 6 kids remain who did not press the switch. The 6 kids are; strong-minded Masami, weak Naoto, hot-tempered Hiro, impulsive Ryota, wheelchair bound Kimiaki and Aiko who is always thinking of her parents. These 6 kids survived even though they were pressured by project manager Tsukuda to press the switch.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ryô Nakajima
- Screenplay & Story
- Takaya Okamoto
- Original Score
- Kayo Konishi, Yukio Kondo
- Original Title
- スイッチを押すとき
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Production Studios
- DHE, KDDI, Bungeisha
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ryô Nakajima
Takaya Okamoto, Yusuke Yamada
Kayo Konishi, Yukio Kondo
Masami Inomoto
Ryô Nakajima, Taku Nagase
Ken Nakanishi
Department Leadership Roster
Ryô Nakajima
Director
Takaya Okamoto
Writer
Kayo Konishi
Original Music Composer
Yukio Kondo
Original Music Composer
Ryô Nakajima
Editor
Taku Nagase
Editor
Bunyo Kimura
Production Design
Masami Inomoto
Director of Photography
Takaya Okamoto
Screenplay
Ken Nakanishi
Producer
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What is When I Kill Myself about?
Due to the high suicide rate among youths in Japan, the government implements experiments to uncover the causes behind the high suicide rate. Children are selected and placed in a YSC facility under constant surveillance. At the age of 10, the children are then give a detonator with a red switch. They are told if they press the switch they will die immediately. Most of the children under the experiment, eventually presses the switch and dies. After the completion of the experiment 6 kids remain who did not press the switch. The 6 kids are; strong-minded Masami, weak Naoto, hot-tempered Hiro, impulsive Ryota, wheelchair bound Kimiaki and Aiko who is always thinking of her parents. These 6 kids survived even though they were pressured by project manager Tsukuda to press the switch.
Who directed When I Kill Myself?
When I Kill Myself was directed by Ryô Nakajima.
Who stars in When I Kill Myself?
The principal cast of When I Kill Myself includes Keisuke Koide, Erena Mizusawa, Kazuma Sano, Shinjiro Atae, Rio Kanno.
When was When I Kill Myself released and how long is it?
When I Kill Myself was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 1h 50m.
Who composed the musical score for When I Kill Myself?
The original motion picture soundtrack for When I Kill Myself was composed by Kayo Konishi, Yukio Kondo.
Is When I Kill Myself based on a book or true story?
When I Kill Myself is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Yusuke Yamada".