Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (film)
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| Kanji | 君の膵臓をたべたい | ||||
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| Directed by | Shō Tsukikawa | ||||
| Screenplay by | Yoru Sumino, Tomoko Yoshida | ||||
| Based on | I Want to Eat Your Pancreas by Yoru Sumino | ||||
| Produced by | Akira Kobe | ||||
| Starring | Minami Hamabe Takumi Kitamura Keiko Kitagawa Shun Oguri | ||||
| Cinematography | Hiroo Yanagida | ||||
| Edited by | Junnosuke Hogaki | ||||
| Music by | Suguru Matsutani | ||||
Production companies | Toho Pictures, Inc. | ||||
| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 115 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Box office | $39.1 million | ||||
Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (Japanese: 君の膵臓をたべたい, Hepburn: Kimi no Suizō o Tabetai) is a 2017 Japanese romance drama film starring Minami Hamabe, Takumi Kitamura, Keiko Kitagawa and Shun Oguri. Directed by Shō Tsukikawa, it is based on the 2015 novel I Want to Eat Your Pancreas by Yoru Sumino.[1][2]
Plot[edit]
An introvert boy, Haruki Shiga (Takumi Kitamura) comes across a book in a hospital waiting room. Looking through the book, he discovers that it is a diary kept by his very popular classmate, a girl (Minami Hamabe). The girl, Yamauchi Sakura who happens to see him holding on to her diary then reveals to him that she is secretly suffering from pancreatic cancer.
Sakura then playfully forces Haruki to attend to all her whims and fancies. Initially, Haruki begrudgingly accedes to her requests, citing the excuse that he is merely putting up with a sick classmate. However, as time passes, he finds himself being drawn to her and he begins to enjoy the time he spent with her.
Cast[edit]
- Minami Hamabe as Sakura Yamauchi
- Takumi Kitamura as Haruki Shiga
- Shun Oguri as Haruki Shiga (12 years later)
- Keiko Kitagawa as Kyōko (12 years later)
- Karen Ōtomo as Kyōko
- Yūma Yamoto as Gamu-kun
- Yusuke Kamiji as Gamu-kun (12 years later)
- Dori Sakurada as Takahiro
- Daichi Morishita as Kuriyama
- Satomi Nagano as Sakura's mother
Box office[edit]
In Japan, the film grossed ¥3.52 billion ($31.38 million), becoming the fifth highest-grossing domestic film of 2017.[3][4] Overseas, the film grossed $3.6 million in China,[5] $3,457,444 in South Korea,[6] $277,019 in the United States and Canada, and $115,494 in Spain, Thailand and Australia.[7] This brings the film's total worldwide gross to $39,129,957.
Awards[edit]
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42nd Hochi Film Award | Best Picture | Let Me Eat Your Pancreas | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Shun Oguri | Nominated | |
| Best New Artist | Minami Hamabe | Won | |
| Takumi Kitamura | Won | ||
| 30th Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Film | Let Me Eat Your Pancreas | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Minami Hamabe | Nominated | |
| Best Newcomer | Won | ||
| Takumi Kitamura | Nominated | ||
| 72nd Mainichi Film Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated | |
| Best New Actress | Minami Hamabe | Nominated | |
| 60th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Film | Let Me Eat Your Pancreas | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Shun Oguri | Nominated | |
| Best Newcomer | Minami Hamabe | Nominated | |
| Takumi Kitamura | Nominated | ||
| 27th Tokyo Sports Film Award | Best Newcomer | Minami Hamabe | Nominated |
| Takumi Kitamura | Nominated | ||
| 41st Japan Academy Prize | Picture of the Year | Let Me Eat Your Pancreas | Nominated |
| Newcomer of the Year | Minami Hamabe | Won | |
| Takumi Kitamura | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ Boon, Chan (13 September 2017). "Movie review: Let Me Eat Your Pancreas an old-fashioned tearjerker". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ "Let Me Eat Your Pancreas". BIFF. September 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ "Movies With Box Office Gross Receipts Exceeding 1 Billion Yen". Eiren. Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "映画『君の膵臓をたべたい』評価は?感想ネタバレあらすじ/ラストに驚き？13考察とキミスイの意味？". ピクシーン Pick Scene 映画の評価ランキングやネタバレ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas". EntGroup. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Let Me Eat Your Pancreas - South Korea". The Numbers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
External links[edit]
- Official website
(in Japanese) - Let Me Eat Your Pancreas at IMDb
