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Too Tired to Die

Released Jan 20, 1998 1h 37m Drama List
Reviews 54% Audience Score 250+ Ratings
Kenji (Takeshi Kaneshiro) lives in New York City and spends his time hanging out with Fabrizio (Michael Imperioli) and Balzac Man (Jeffrey Wright), both of whom harbor artistic dreams but are chronic underachievers. Death (Mira Sorvino), who hovers around Kenji, tells him one day that he has 12 hours to live. He sets out to make the most of his remaining time and winds up having dinner with a famous artist (Ben Gazzara) and his girlfriend, Anouk (Kim Hye-soo), who steals Kenji's heart. Read More Read Less

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 11, 2005 Full Review Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 3/10 Oct 11, 2004 Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat A complete mess. Rated: 1.5/5 Dec 8, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member all star cast incl. cameos make this meditation on death & dying go Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Strange film with Japanese sensibilities and director and lead, but American setting and majority of cast. Kenji dreams about death aka Mira Sorvino, and then she turns up to inform him he's next on her list. And then various quirky talky strangers turn up to fill the waiting. I quite liked this, it was a bit different and filled the time nicely. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Weird and strange. Philosophical and tries to be funny but after all is just weird and strange Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie could have been sooooo much better than it is. That itself frustrates me to no end. -To be further reviewed later. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Takeshi is too adorable to not be totally entranced by him. Yes the film is weird, has interesting scenes/dream sequences, and some odd characters who just appear for no reason... but that makes the film worthwhile. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie had good potential, but really failed to deliver in the end. It was a bit slow getting started, and even once it did, it meandered around so much that it really lost its way by the end. Mira and Takeshia are fine actors, but the script was weak and this movie just didn't do them any justice. Disappointing. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Kenji (Takeshi Kaneshiro) lives in New York City and spends his time hanging out with Fabrizio (Michael Imperioli) and Balzac Man (Jeffrey Wright), both of whom harbor artistic dreams but are chronic underachievers. Death (Mira Sorvino), who hovers around Kenji, tells him one day that he has 12 hours to live. He sets out to make the most of his remaining time and winds up having dinner with a famous artist (Ben Gazzara) and his girlfriend, Anouk (Kim Hye-soo), who steals Kenji's heart.
Director
Wonsuk Chin
Producer
Donna L. Bascom, Victor Hwang, Connie Kaiserman
Screenwriter
Wonsuk Chin
Distributor
Phaedra Cinema
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 1998, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Dec 19, 2006
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround