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“Plan 75”Japanese Film Series 2026

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Michi is 78 and was employed until recently. Now the job is gone and the block of flats she lives in is to be demolished. Japan/France/Philippines/Qatar 2022, feature film, 112 minutes, original with German subtitles. Directed by Chie Hayakawa, writen by Jason Gray, Chie Hayakawa

This event is in the past.

Michi is 78 and was employed until recently. Now the job is gone and the block of flats she lives in is to be demolished. Japan/France/Philippines/Qatar 2022, feature film, 112 minutes, original with German subtitles. Directed by Chie Hayakawa, writen by Jason Gray, Chie Hayakawa

She has no wish to die, but the idea of what lies ahead makes her susceptible to the government’s “PLAN 75”, which offers free euthanasia services to all Japanese citizens 75 and older. A sombre vision of an ageing society.