DVD Details Retail Price 19.99 Cine-East Price 16.99 Country
Japan Subtitle Japanese, English Language
Japanese Director Fukutani Osamu Company Kam & Ronson Cast
Chisato Morishita, Mizuhashi Kenji, Maeda Ayaka Release Date January 2007 Region Code ALL Regions? Running Time
86 minutes
Description: The Suicide Manual
The Suicide Manual begins with the aftermath of a suicide pact where four people have died together in a dingy apartment. When the police arrive on the scene, they come across a mysterious DVD with an all-black label. Meanwhile, documentary filmmaker Yuu (Kenji Mizuhashi) and his assistant director Rie (model Chisato Morishita) are working to put together a special for a tabloid TV show, and while Yuu is looking to produce a serious piece on group suicide, his boss wants something sensational in order to cash in on the attention the suicides have been garnering in the media.
While filming at the apartment where the group suicide took place, Yuu and Rie run into a teenager named Nanami (Ayaka Maeda), who explains that she had been at the apartment and intended to die as well, but left when Ricky, the author of the so-called "Suicide Manual," failed to show up. The manual turns out to be one of those black DVDs the cops found -- a cross between an infomercial and solemn performance art, filled with suggestions.
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