New Tale of Peony Lantern 1: At the End of the World

Tadashi Shimizu
Mari Sakurai, Ryo Ishii, Yuna Mizumoto
2009
Japan
Completed
Japanese
85 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known as妖美伝奇 新説 牡丹灯籠 壱 ~この世の果て~,is aJapanProducerwomen sex,At2009Released in year
。The dialogue language isJapanese,Current Douban rating4.7(For reference only)。
A severe car accident causes the girl Aki Sakurane (played by Mari Sakurai) to lose her parents forever, and she seems to gain the ability to see another world, which troubles her greatly. After a year of treatment, Aki is discharged from the hospital and coincidentally meets the young man Shinji (played by Ryo Ishii), who intends to commit suicide. The two, having experienced similar pain, become close and eventually come together. It seems that under Aki's influence, Shinji begins to see his ex-girlfriend who died in the car accident. On the other hand, Shinji had helped the police officer Sakenazaki with a murder and dismemberment, and now he faces the fate of being silenced by Sakenazaki. Everything develops in an unpredictable direction... This film is adapted from the classic rakugo masterpiece "Peony Lantern" by Sanyutei Encho, directed by emerging director Tadashi Shimizu, and is the first installment of the "New Tale" series.