Momo and the Seven Papagenos (2022)
Twenty-five-year-old Momo has friends. Her parents live some distance away, but they sometimes get together to dine out. She dates an acceptable guy, and they share drinks at home. She apologizes to unreasonable clients over the phone at work and hones her ability to keep things civil with coworkers at drinks after work. This perfectly ordinary life means Momo doesn't immediately notice a nagging feeling: "I want to die." For her, it's a phrase she must never say aloud. One summer, unable to bear the thought of the coming Monday, Momo takes a day off from work. She begins to visit other people who struggle with thoughts of suicide, but have discovered alternatives and choose to live instead. She connects with these "Papagenos" through social media. Over the course of her difficult journey, Momo herself begins to discover other choices beyond death.
Director: Lea Gotoh
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/special/episode/202209101000/
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Sairi Ito as Momo |
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Shota Sometani as Yuta |
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Hirona Yamazaki as Rei |
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Sena Nakajima as Meiko Ochi |
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Atsushi Hashimoto as Nakahara |
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Tetsu Hirahara as Omusubi |
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Toru Nomaguchi as Ryopapa |
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Nobue Iketani as Tsuda |
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Keiko Horiuchi as Yuko |
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Kanji Furutachi as Narration |
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Kazuyuki Asano as Yamaguchi |
| Production | Yoshihiro Watanabe | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hirokazu Osaki | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ken Kurasaki | Producer |
| Art | Aya Hirata | Art Direction |
| Sound | Mamiko Takaishi | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Hirotaka Suzuki | Cinematography |
| Lighting | Shinya Ogino | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Saya Sawai | Art Direction |
| Sound | Hayato Tanaka | Sound Engineer |
| Writing | Masaaki Okazaki | Script Editor |
| Writing | Takuya Kato | Writer |
| Production | Hirokazu Ozaki | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Fumihisa Tanaka | Music |
| Directing | Lea Gotoh | Director |
