Riaru: Kanzen naru kubinagaryû no hi

"I will do anything you say. Just open your eyes."

Jun 1 2013 N/A 2h 7m
Drama, Sci-Fi

Koichi and Atsumi are lovers who have known each other all their lives. A year ago, however, a suicide attempt by Atsumi left her in a coma. Through 'sensing', a type of neurosurgical procedure allowing contact with the intentional aspect of a comatose patient's mind, Koishi tries to find out why Atsumi tried to kill herself, and to bring her back to consciousness. He enters her subconscious, and is told to find a picture of a plesiosaur she drew when she was a child. It turns out that a childhood incident buried in their past will bring their minds together.

Plot

Koichi and Atsumi are childhood friends who eventually fall for each other and become lovers. Atsumo, however, commits suicide, but instead of dying becomes comatose. Thanks to a new procedure Koichi is able to enter Atsumi's subconscious mind in order to understand what prompted the suicide. Upon entry into his lover's subconscious mind he asks her to locate a drawing from her childhood, which is the key to the minds' melding and unravelling the mystery of her actions.

Written by

Rokurô Inui, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Sachiko Tanaka

Directed by

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

TBS, Toho, dentsu, Twins Japan, CBC, Amazon Japan, The Asahi Shimbun, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, AMUSE, WOWOW, GYAO, Hokkaido Broadcasting Company (HBC), OORONG-SHA

Languages

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,141
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA