* Movie: Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
* Romaji: Ikigami
* Japanese: イキガミ
* Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto
* Writer: Motoro Mase (manga), Akimitsu Sasaki
* Producer: Akimitsu Sasaki, Osamu Kubota, Jun Kurosawa, Kazuya Hamana, Daisuke Ohkka, Makihiro Higuchi
* Cinematographer: Takahide Shibanushi
* Release Date: September 27, 2008
* Runtime: 133 min.
* Movie Studio: TBS
* Distributor: Toho
* Language: Japanese
* Country: Japan
Plot
A place, somewhere, that bears a strong resemblance in history and environment to Japan. Its return to prosperity after defeat in war is due to a certain law, a pillar of the state. This is the Special Law for the Maintenance of National Prosperity. 24 hours before this capsule is to bring about death, an official of the Ministry of Health and Welfare brings a letter announcing impending death, an ikigami. Those who receive this ikigami letter have 24 hours of absolute freedom to do anything and everything they want. Kengo Fujimoto has made his way through university and taken a job with the Ministry. His work now is delivering these ikigami letters.
Dear Citizen: Thank you for your loyalty. You've no doubt noticed that the world is a troubled place. People are apathetic, lazy, unmotivated. You've probably asked yourself
WHY ISN"T ANYTHING BEING DONE TO STOP THIS SYSTEMATIC DECLINE?
Rest assured that measures are being taken. Beginning immediately, we will randomly select a different citizen each who will be killed within 24 hours of notification. We believe this will help remind all people how precious life is and how important it is to be a productive, active member of society.
Thank you for your continued attention and your cooperation and participation...
Cast
matsuda shota as fujimoto kengo
emoto akira as morio hidekazu
sasano takashi as chief ishii
gekidan hitori as shimada
kanai yuta as tanabe tsubasa
tsukamoto takashi as morio hidekazu
fubuki jun as takizawa kazuko
shiomi sansei as takizawa nobuhiko
sano kazuma as takizawa nakoi
narumi riko as izuka sakura
yamada takayuki as izuka satoshi
igawa haruka as dr. kondo
Additional Cast Members:
* Satoru Matsuo
* Ryohei Abe
* Meikyo Yamada
* Yuko Genkaku
* Shion Sato
* Michiko Iwahashi
