| Let Me Eat Your Pancreas | |||||
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| Director: | Shō Tsukikawa | ||||
| Producer: | Akira Kobe | ||||
| Screenplay: | Yoru Sumino, | ||||
| Starring: | Minami Hamabe Takumi Kitamura Keiko Kitagawa Shun Oguri | ||||
| Music: | Suguru Matsutani | ||||
| Cinematography: | Hiroo Yanagida | ||||
| Editing: | Junnosuke Hogaki | ||||
| Distributor: | Toho | ||||
| Studio: | Toho Pictures, Inc. | ||||
| Runtime: | 115 minutes | ||||
| Country: | Japan | ||||
| Language: | Japanese | ||||
is a 2017 Japanese romance drama film starring Minami Hamabe, Takumi Kitamura, Keiko Kitagawa and Shun Oguri. Directed by Shō Tsukikawa, it is based on the 2015 novel I Want to Eat Your Pancreas by Yoru Sumino.[1] [2]
An introvert boy, Haruki Shiga comes across a book in a hospital waiting room. Looking through the book, he discovers that it is a diary kept by his very popular classmate, a girl. The girl, Sakura Yamauchi, who happens to see him holding on to her diary then reveals to him that she is secretly suffering from pancreatic cancer.
Sakura then playfully forces Haruki to attend to all her whims and fancies. Initially, Haruki begrudgingly accedes to her requests, citing the excuse that he is merely putting up with a sick classmate. However, as time passes, he finds himself being drawn to her and he begins to enjoy the time he spent with her.
In Japan, the film grossed ($ million), becoming the fifth highest-grossing domestic film of 2017.[3] [4] Overseas, the film grossed in China,[5] $3,457,444 in South Korea,[6] $277,019 in the United States and Canada, and $115,494 in Spain, Thailand and Australia.[7] This brings the film's total worldwide gross to .
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42nd Hochi Film Award | Best Picture | Let Me Eat Your Pancreas | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Shun Oguri | ||
| Best New Artist | Minami Hamabe | ||
| Takumi Kitamura | |||
| 30th Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Film | Let Me Eat Your Pancreas | |
| Best Actress | Minami Hamabe | ||
| Best Newcomer | |||
| Takumi Kitamura | |||
| 72nd Mainichi Film Awards | Best New Actor | ||
| Best New Actress | Minami Hamabe | ||
| 60th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Film | Let Me Eat Your Pancreas | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Shun Oguri | ||
| Best Newcomer | Minami Hamabe | ||
| Takumi Kitamura | |||
| 27th Tokyo Sports Film Award | Best Newcomer | Minami Hamabe | |
| Takumi Kitamura | |||
| 41st Japan Academy Prize | Picture of the Year | Let Me Eat Your Pancreas | |
| Newcomer of the Year | Minami Hamabe | ||
| Takumi Kitamura | |||