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Poster for Plan 75

Plan 75

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2022 | 113 min | Drama, Science Fiction

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (95% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans. If you loved Looper or Ex Machina, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Mind-bending.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

In a Japan of the near future, the government program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanized to remedy a super-aged society. An elderly woman whose means of survival are vanishing, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a young Filipino laborer face choices of life and death.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 70 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.6 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    9 wins and 21 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 22K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Chie Hayakawa

  • Chieko BaishoMichi Tsunotani
  • Hayato IsomuraHiromu Okabe
  • Stefanie ArianneMaria
  • Yuumi KawaiHaruko Narimiya
  • Taka TakaoYukio Okabe
  • Hisako ÔkataIneko Maki
  • Kazuyoshi KushidaKamatari Fujimaru
  • Yoko YanoHisae Hayashida
  • Mari NakayamaSanae Mimura
  • Sheryl IchikawaMaria's Friend