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Glowing, Growing (2001)

Suicide

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Kei Horie

Synopsis

Glowing, Growing is a unique little movie produced entirely by film students in which two young outsiders join a mass suicide group in an attempt to gain freedom. Along the way they both re-discover the positive aspects of life, giving them the opportunity to weigh the pros and cons of choosing to live or die

Actors

Masahiro Toda
Masahiro Toda
Murashima Ryo
Murashima Ryo
Asumi Miwa
Asumi Miwa
Mako Takahashi
Mako Takahashi
Rieko Shinohara
Rieko Shinohara
Keiko Okagawa
Keiko Okagawa
Hayato Oshiba
Hayato Oshiba
Amiko Kanaya
Amiko Kanaya
Sakae Nijimura
Sakae Nijimura
Kiriko Shimizu
Kiriko Shimizu
Masaaki Akahori
Masaaki Akahori
Mayumi Yokoyama
Mayumi Yokoyama
Kei Horie
Kei Horie
Ayumu Furuya
Ayumu Furuya
Yukari Hishizu
Yukari Hishizu
Yuji Yoshimasu
Yuji Yoshimasu
Akira Takahashi
Akira Takahashi
Masashi Endô
Masashi Endô
Daichi Miyazawa
Daichi Miyazawa
Susumu Yanagisawa
Susumu Yanagisawa
Shuhei Kii
Shuhei Kii

Crews

Kei Horie
Kei Horie
Director
Kei Horie
Kei Horie
Writer
Nishimei Hajime
Nishimei Hajime
Executive Producer
DJ Country
DJ Country
Music
Takahiro Hyakusoku
Takahiro Hyakusoku
Cinematography

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