The Japanese government, grappling with the strain on public resources due to an aging population, enacts a law permitting citizens over seventy-five to apply for a program offering assisted suicide. Participants receive $1,000 along with a fully covered group cremation. Hayato Isomura portrays "Hiromu Okabe," responsible for managing these applications, and he meets Chieko Baishô as "Michi." She is mentally and physically capable but isolated, feeling her life is a hardship given the impending demolition of her home and a sense of emptiness. He also interacts with his estranged uncle, “Yukio,” (Take Takao), who shares a similar mindset; together these three characters provide a strong platform for some interesting cinema. "Hiromu" approaches "Plan 75"—an oddly English-titled and branded initiative—as simply a job, maintaining professional distance from his clients until personal issues arise. Simultaneously, “Michi” develops a connection with a young woman providing telephone support, which sparks uncertainty about her decision. As the plot progresses, the film veers toward absurdity; I found the conclusion to be problematic in several ways, both practically and philosophically. Nevertheless, it prompts reflection on how arbitrary age is when determining someone’s appropriateness for certain things. Society frequently relies on age as a guideline—for starting or stopping activities—without considering individual circumstances, instead making broad assumptions. This film attempts to question that viewpoint, although I was let down by its lack of direction and somewhat wandering storyline. Baishô and Isomura both perform admirably, and it’s undeniably something to contemplate.

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