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The Last Days of the World (2011)

The Last Days of the World poster
Original title
世界最後の日々
Directed by
Eiji Uchida
Genre
fantasy, drama, comedy, science fiction
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to survive in a world that is slowly ending. The film follows his day to day life as society collapses around him.

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What happens

The Last Days of the World (世界最後の日々, Sekai Saigo no Hibi) is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Eiji Uchida. It screened at the 2011 New York Asian Film Festival. The film is based on Naoki Yamamoto's manga of the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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