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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

This is a story about an unforgettable spring...

20188.21h 48m

Overview

After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.

Directed by Shinichiro Ushijima
Written by Yoru Sumino, Shinichiro Ushijima
Produced by Shinichiro Kashiwada, Yuma Takahashi
Box Office0Revenue: $33.7M

Top Cast

Mahiro Takasugi

Mahiro Takasugi

Haruki Shiga (voice)

Lynn

Lynn

Sakura Yamauchi (voice)

Yukiyo Fujii

Yukiyo Fujii

Kyoko Takimoto (voice)

Yuma Uchida

Yuma Uchida

Takahiro (voice)

Jun Fukushima

Jun Fukushima

Issei Miyata (voice)

Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

Haruki's Mother (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Haruki's Father (voice)

Emi Wakui

Emi Wakui

Sakura's Mother (voice)

Nanami Atsugi

Nanami Atsugi

Hospital Announcement (voice)

Kazuya Saji

Kazuya Saji

Father of the Boy and Girl (voice)

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathdiaryterminal illnesstragedyhospitalhigh school studentshockinganimebucket listjapanese high schoolbased on web novelromantic

About I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas is a animation, drama, romance film released in 2018 exploring themes of dying and death, diary, terminal illness, tragedy, hospital, high school student. Directed by Shinichiro Ushijima, it stars Mahiro Takasugi, Lynn, Yukiyo Fujii. After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.

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