Euthanasia Special Zone

Euthanasia Special Zone — Plot

The story is set in Japan several years from now. The government has decided to experimentally establish "euthanasia special zones." The protagonists are rapper Shotaro Sako, who has been diagnosed with an incurable disease with no hope of recovery and only six months to live, and his partner, journalist Ayumi Fujioka. Opposed to the euthanasia law, the couple decide to move into the national strategic special zone, the "euthanasia special zone," with the aim of exposing the state of the special zones from the inside. There, they witness the love and suffering of people who have decided to end their lives. Through their conversations with the doctors, a subtle change occurs in their hearts, but...

• Release date
• January 23, 2026
• Runtime
• 129 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Banmei Takahashi

Euthanasia Special Zone — Cast

Katsuya Maiguma Masaya Katō Ayaka Onishi Kimiko Yo Mitsuru Hirata Mariko Tsutsui Eiji Okuda Shirō Shimomoto