Veronika Decides to Die

Oct 12, 2005

1h 43m

★ 5.0

Overview

Towa lives in a peculiar sanatorium after committing suicide. Convalescing in sanatorium, she is informed that she has only 7 days to live. Isolated within their worlds, strange people live in this sanatorium and try to avoid making any contact with her. However, Kuroda a man who lost his power of speech feels sympathetic towards her and their every lovable things give true colors to the life and inspire Towa’s honest desire for the life…

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Tokyo Eizo Koubo

KADOKAWA

Veronika Decides to Die Trailers

Cast

Towa

Yoko Maki

Kurodo

Lee Wan

Shoko

Jun Fubuki

Sachi

Tomoko Nakajima

Fucho

Keiko Oginome

Kyoko (Towa's mother)

Yumi Takigawa

Beniko

Keiko Awaji

Incho

Masachika Ichimura

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