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Momo and the Seven Papagenos

Momo and the Seven Papagenos

20227.00h 59m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lea Gotoh
Written by Masaaki Okazaki, Takuya Kato
Produced by Ken Kurasaki
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Top Cast

Sairi Ito

Sairi Ito

Momo

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Yuta

Hirona Yamazaki

Hirona Yamazaki

Rei

Sena Nakajima

Sena Nakajima

Meiko Ochi

Atsushi Hashimoto

Atsushi Hashimoto

Nakahara

Tetsu Hirahara

Tetsu Hirahara

Omusubi

Toru Nomaguchi

Toru Nomaguchi

Ryopapa

Nobue Iketani

Nobue Iketani

Tsuda

Keiko Horiuchi

Keiko Horiuchi

Yuko

Kanji Furutachi

Kanji Furutachi

Narration

Themes & Keywords

suicide prevention

About Momo and the Seven Papagenos

Momo and the Seven Papagenos is a drama, tv movie film released in 2022 exploring themes of suicide prevention. Directed by Lea Gotoh, it stars Sairi Ito, Shota Sometani, Hirona Yamazaki. 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.

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