“Why bother with suicide?”
An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister.
Tadanobu Asano
Kenji
Daran Boonyasak
Noi
Chermarn Boonyasak
Nid
Yutaka Matsushige
Yukio
Riki Takeuchi
Takashi
Takashi Miike
Yakuza
Yoji Tanaka
Yakuza
Sakichi Sato
Yakuza
Thiti Phumorn
Jon
Junko Nakazawa
Librarian
Last Life in the Universe is a drama, action, thriller film released in 2003 exploring themes of sibling relationship, library, suicide attempt, bangkok, thailand, car accident, accidental death. Directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, it stars Tadanobu Asano, Daran Boonyasak, Chermarn Boonyasak. An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister.
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