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Picnic

Picnic

I know when the world will end.

19966.81h 12m

Overview

Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.

Directed by Shunji Iwai
Written by Shunji Iwai
Produced by Juichi Horiguchi, Akio Nanjo, Susumu Tanaka
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Top Cast

Chara

Chara

Coco

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Tsumuji

Koichi Hashizume

Koichi Hashizume

Satoru

Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Head Nurse

Fujiko Yamamoto

Fujiko Yamamoto

Nurse

Shifumi Yamaguchi

Shifumi Yamaguchi

Coco's Mother

Takaaki Kabuto

Takaaki Kabuto

Coco's Father

Kazue Itō

Kazue Itō

Doctor

Keiichi Suzuki

Keiichi Suzuki

Pastor

M

Mari Sayama

Nurse

About Picnic

Picnic is a drama, adventure film released in 1996. Directed by Shunji Iwai, it stars Chara, Tadanobu Asano, Koichi Hashizume. Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.

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