Too Young to Die!

  • 125'
  • Japan
  • 2016
Even before the bus in which he was sitting falls into the ravine, 17-year-old Daisuke has already put in an appearance in hell. There, the singer of a local rock band made up of three demons with black-lined eyes and horns on their heads, lists all the sins he has committed. For instance he once borrowed a cable and gave it back all knotted up. And he committed suicide: a deadly sin.
Kankuro Kudo, who also made a name for himself with several bizarre scenarios for his compatriot Miike Takashi (Zebraman), portrays the Buddhist underworld in this frenzied and absurdist comedy as a theatrical mud bath in which rock musicians battle to be allowed back to their earthly existence. So it’s a demonic musical, but then one in which eventually all comes down to love. Because above all else, Daisuke wants to kiss his great love, if need be reincarnated as a sea lion.


Director
Kudō Kankurō
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Japan
Year
2016
Festival Edition
IFFR 2016
Length
125'
Medium
HDcam
Original title
Wakaku shite shinu
Language
Japanese
Producers
Uda Mitsuru, Nagasaka Makiko, Usui Hisashi
Production Companies
Asmik ACE Entertainment, INC., Otonakeikaku Inc., Toho Co., Ltd.
Sales
Toho Co., Ltd.
Screenplay
Kudō Kankurō
Cinematography
Soma Daisuke
Editor
Ryuji Miyajima
Production Design
Kuwajima Towaki, Koizum Hiroyasu
Sound Design
Fujimoto Kenichi
Music
Mukai Shutoko
Cast
Tomoya Nagase, Ryûnosuke Kamiki
Director
Kudō Kankurō
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Japan
Year
2016
Festival Edition
IFFR 2016
Length
125'
Medium
HDcam
Original title
Wakaku shite shinu
Language
Japanese
Producers
Uda Mitsuru, Nagasaka Makiko, Usui Hisashi
Production Companies
Asmik ACE Entertainment, INC., Otonakeikaku Inc., Toho Co., Ltd.
Sales
Toho Co., Ltd.
Screenplay
Kudō Kankurō
Cinematography
Soma Daisuke
Editor
Ryuji Miyajima
Production Design
Kuwajima Towaki, Koizum Hiroyasu
Sound Design
Fujimoto Kenichi
Music
Mukai Shutoko
Cast
Tomoya Nagase, Ryûnosuke Kamiki