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Isn't Anyone Alive? is a film of genre Comedy directed by Gakuryū Ishii with Shota Sometani

Isn't Anyone Alive? (2012)

Isn't Anyone Alive?
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Genres Comedy
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Isn't Anyone Alive?, in Japanese Ikiteiru mono wa inai no ka (生けているものはいないのか) is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Gakuryū Ishii (credited in his previous films as Sōgo Ishii). It features an ensemble cast including Shota Sometani and is based on the play of the same name by Shiro Maeda. Playwright Shoji Kokami has referred to the story as an outstanding example of the study of dying in the Theatre of the Absurd. It was released in Japan on February 18, 2012 and was featured at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2012.



^ "第52回岸田國士戯曲賞選評（2008年）". 白水社. Retrieved December 30, 2013.

^ "Isn’t Anyone Alive? - 2012 Edinburgh International Film Festival". Edinburgh International Film Festival. Retrieved December 29, 2013.

Synopsis

The film follows 18 individuals in separate but sometimes related groups on the campus of a Japanese university hospital. These groups include a mother and father of an unborn child; a group of friends during a dance rehearsal; staff at the university hospital and a team of students researching urban legends. Ostensibly, the plot is concerned with a mysterious outbreak resembling a viral pandemic which causes the film's protagonists to suddenly die one-by-one. It is suggested during the film that this is due to secret experiments being conducted by the United States Armed Forces in the hospital. However, rather than attempting to resolve the mystery of the outbreak, the focus of the film is largely devoted to the relationships between the characters and their reactions to their own and each other's impending deaths. Ishii has stated the film is made to show the absurdity of the characters not knowing when or why their deaths will occur and highlights the importance of drama and dialogue within the film, in contrast to his previous works.

Actors

Shota Sometani

(Keisuke)Rin Takanashi

(Ryoko)Jun Murakami

(Yama-san)Kiyohiko Shibukawa

(Koyuichi)
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