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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

Animation · Drama · Romance · 2018

After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.

Movie details

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

“This is a story about an unforgettable spring...”

2018 Animation · Drama · Romance 1h 48m

Critical arithmetic

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8.2 / 10

Community rating

After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Shinichiro Ushijima

Written by

Shinichiro Ushijima

Mahiro Takasugi

Mahiro Takasugi

Haruki Shiga (voice)

Lynn

Lynn

Sakura Yamauchi (voice)

Yukiyo Fujii

Yukiyo Fujii

Kyoko Takimoto (voice)

Yuma Uchida

Yuma Uchida

Takahiro (voice)

Jun Fukushima

Jun Fukushima

Issei Miyata (voice)

Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

Haruki's Mother (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Haruki's Father (voice)

Court is in session

Put I Want to Eat Your Pancreas on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.