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He Won't Kill, She Won't Die

Original title: Korosanai Kare to Shinanai Kanojo
  • 2019
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
164
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Shôtarô Mamiya and Hinako Sakurai in He Won't Kill, She Won't Die (2019)
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Following the comic book of the same name high school student Rei bears no interests and is listless. he is boring and bored. Rei sees his class-mate Nana bury a dead bee with care and respe... Read allFollowing the comic book of the same name high school student Rei bears no interests and is listless. he is boring and bored. Rei sees his class-mate Nana bury a dead bee with care and respect. Rei becomes interested in Nana and even more so after she confides in him that she has... Read allFollowing the comic book of the same name high school student Rei bears no interests and is listless. he is boring and bored. Rei sees his class-mate Nana bury a dead bee with care and respect. Rei becomes interested in Nana and even more so after she confides in him that she has no will to live and is harming herself.

  • Director
    • Keiichi Kobayashi
  • Writers
    • Keiichi Kobayashi
    • Seikimatsu
  • Stars
    • Shôtarô Mamiya
    • Hinako Sakurai
    • Yuri Tsunematsu
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    164
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    • Director
      • Keiichi Kobayashi
    • Writers
      • Keiichi Kobayashi
      • Seikimatsu
    • Stars
      • Shôtarô Mamiya
      • Hinako Sakurai
      • Yuri Tsunematsu
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shôtarô Mamiya
    Shôtarô Mamiya
    • Rei Kosaka
    Hinako Sakurai
    Hinako Sakurai
    • Nana Kano
    Yuri Tsunematsu
    Yuri Tsunematsu
    • Jimiko
    Mayu Hotta
    Mayu Hotta
    • Kyapiko
    Yumena Yanai
    Yumena Yanai
    • Nadeshiko
    Yûtaro
    Yûtaro
    • Yachiyo
    • (as Yutaro Goto)
    Daichi Kaneko
    • Ikemen
    Masaki Nakao
    Ryô Satô
    Sôtarô Tanaka
    Oto Abe
    Yo Aoi
    Ai Ikeda
    Anna Ishida
    Hokuto Minami
    Yôko Moriguchi
    Yôko Moriguchi
    Sakkî
    Aimi Satsukawa
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    • Director
      • Keiichi Kobayashi
    • Writers
      • Keiichi Kobayashi
      • Seikimatsu
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    7fssubulade

    Main pairing was nice the rest could be better

    This isn't a typical romance what so ever, personally everyone besides the main pairing is quite unlikable. And that's the point, they're all going through their own issues and the movie didn't give them enough time to truly develop them so it left a bit to be desired.

    This movie is based off of a webcomic that was based off of Twitter so you know things get wild.

    I loved the main pair they're both jades but help eachother, the ending is more bitter then sweet. I didn't even make it to the end so in my mind it's a sweet ending.

    It's not a fun or light heart. It leaves a slight weight on your chest but it's still very enjoyable.
    6PennyReviews

    Good Enough

    " The boyfriend that can't kill and the girlfriend who won't die " had a really strong main story. However, they didn't equally handle all the stories.

    First of all, this movie is not the typical school romance film, with cute scenes and romance all over it. On the contrary, it explores themes like depression, family drama, and problems that high school students might encounter and deal with. The way the 'couples' (referring to them as pairing not as romantic relations) healed each other and provided comfort was a nice and hopeful note. However, even though the stories were intense and had depth, they needed more time to bloom. The film hardly had time to give them equal time for all of them and that resulted in either having some of the characters underdeveloped or having things happening rashly, which sometimes confused the plot.

    Nevertheless, the ending was bittersweet and unexpected. And the actors did an amazing job, especially the leading lady in those final scenes.

    So, overall, 6 out of 10.
    10celinka20

    Another "great" in a line of superb Japanese love stories

    What a gem of a story! The description put me off the first time I read it, but I'm glad I had enough faith in Japanese films to give this a try. I loved the characters and how their behaviours were so realistically portrayed by the actors. All these little moments of awkwardness made them appear more courageous as the stories unravelled.

    Partway through, I couldn't see how all three stories would intersect one another, and it doesn't become clear until the very end. When I did see the connection, I was moved to tears. This will definitely go down as one of my favourite love stories in Asian cinema.

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 2019 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
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    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 殺不了的他和死不了的她
    • Filming locations
      • Miyasada, Katori, Chiba, Japan(location)
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      • 2h 3m(123 min)
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