The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
An intimate character study of the complex figure Ittetsu Nemoto, an aimless and rebellious former punk rocker-turned-Buddhist priest. He is renowned in Japan for saving the lives of countless suicidal men and women through his wise and compassionate counsel. But Nemoto is now approaching middle-age with a wife and young boy of his own, when he learns his life is at risk from heart disease, compounded by the heavy emotional workload of supporting those who no longer want to live. When saving others takes such a toll, can he find the resiliency to save himself?
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic85/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Lana WilsonDirector
- Lana WilsonWriter