The Man Who Failed to Die

(2025)

★ 7.8 IMDb · 6 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2025

Runtime: 109 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 田中征爾

Cast: 水川かたまり, 正名僕蔵, Эрика Карата, 喜矢武豊, 堀未央奈, 森岡龍

Plot

Comedy writer Ippei Sekiya decides to end his life one day, contemplating suicide by jumping in front of a train during his return home from work. Just as he is about to jump, a person is hit by a train at the previous station, which makes him reconsider. In tribute to Tomohiro, the man who died instead of him, Ippei sneaks into his funeral. Upon returning home, he is confronted by his ghost. Grateful that Ippei continues to live because of his death, Tomohiro makes an astonishing request.