DramaScience Fiction

Plan 75

In a Japan of the near future, the government program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanized to remedy a super-aged society. An elderly woman whose means of survival are vanishing, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a young Filipino laborer face choices of life and death.

Release Date : 2022-06-17

Language :JapaneseSpanishTagalog

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Loaded FilmsUrban FactoryHappinet Phantom StudiosDongyu ClubWOWOWDFIFUSEE

Production Country : JapanPhilippines

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Michi Tsunotani

Original Name : 倍賞千恵子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hiromu Okabe

Original Name : 磯村勇斗

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maria

Original Name : Stefanie Arianne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Haruko Narimiya

Original Name : 河合優実

Gender : Female

Character Name : Yukio Okabe

Original Name : Taka Takao

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ineko Maki

Original Name : 大方斐紗子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kamatari Fujimaru

Original Name : 串田和美

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hisae Hayashida

Original Name : Yoko Yano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sanae Mimura

Original Name : 中山麻理

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maria's Friend

Original Name : Sheryl Ichikawa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man who murders and commits Suicide

Original Name : 森優作

Gender : Male

Character Name : Akiyama

Original Name : Yoshinobu Kanai

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ōshima

Original Name : Amelie Suzuki

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : 桜まゆみ

Gender : Female

Character Name : Man Waiting

Original Name : 牧口元美

Gender : Male

Character Name : Women

Original Name : Tamae Ônishi

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 浅見小四郎

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 川連廣明

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Masahiro Umeda

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 鈴木アメリ

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 斎藤良輔

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Mari Kajiwara

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Tsuyoshi Kondo

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Reo Akamatsu

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Miho Hakuta

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Keiko Yamashita

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Toshiko Igarashi

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Erika Ota

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Hanna Matsuura

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Toru Tanaka

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Wakako Iwabuchi

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Saki Osamura

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Joey Cruz Manalang

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-21

With the ever ageing population putting considerable pressure on the resources of the Japanese government, they pass legislation that will allow any citizen over the age of seventy-five to apply for an assisted suicide programme. They will get $1,000 and an all expenses paid, group, cremation. "Hiromu Okabe" (Hayato Isomura) is a young man charged with the administration of applications and he encounters "Michi" (Chieko Baishô). This is a lady still pretty sound of mind and body, but who is alone. She feels her existence is a burden, her home is soon to be demolished and it's fair to say that she sees little purpose in continuing to go through the motions. The young man also encounters an elderly gentleman - his estranged uncle "Yukio" (Take Takao) who is of a similar state of mind and although he cannot deal with this case directly, this triumvirate of individuals serve as a potent conduit for some thought-provoking cinema. "Hiromu" treats 'Plan 75" (curious that it is titled and branded in English) as a job. He has little personal investment in any of his clients - until, that is, he faces some personal conflict. Meantime, "Michi" has been chatting to a young lady who is on the telephone for support purposes and gradually their chatting leads to a bond and perhaps she begins to have doubts? As the threads gather together the film starts to become faintly silly - the ending is flawed on quite a few levels for me - practical and philosophical, but this story still offers us food for thought as we consider just how arbitrary age is when we evaluate suitability for things. Society uses it all the time - when we can start doing something and when we ought to stop. It rarely, if ever, looks at the particulars of the individual - it just makes simplistic generalisations. This film goes some way to challenging that perspective and though I was quite disappointed with it's lack of focus and slightly meandering narrative, Baishô and Isomura deliver well and it's certainly something to think about.

YouShouldKnow

@YouShouldKnow

2023-08-03

Great concept, poor execution. The images were well-done and the colors chosen to give the feeling of seeming hopelessness from the main characters. However, the story is way, way, way too slow. In fact, there isn't really a story at all. This could is a "slice of life" movie that feels like it's going at the pace of life. It's not clear whether the pace and chosen script were due to budgetary constraints, but as many "winners of cannes film festival", this is just a great idea waiting for a better remake. Many things could've been explored like the turbulent events that led to the law being adopted, a story following the people protesting the adoption and how they eventually lose, a jump forward a decade or more where taking advantage of plan 75 is normal, or a reality TV-esque documentary of the first 75 year old living the life with the money received from the scheme, etc. If you have nothing better to do, watch this, otherwise wait for the remake.