Night's Tightrope (2016)

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In the psychological drama Night's Tightrope, two high school girls embark on a dark and unusual quest during their summer vacation. Yuki, played by Tsubasa Honda, is a second-year student who decides to volunteer at a pediatrics ward. Driven by a strange envy of a transfer student who once saw a friend's dead body, Yuki hopes to witness the exact moment a person dies. Meanwhile, her close friend Atsuko, portrayed by Mizuki Yamamoto, harbors her own internal struggles. Having survived bullying in the past, Atsuko battles anxiety issues. She chooses to volunteer at a nursing home for the summer, believing that witnessing death firsthand will somehow grant her the courage she desperately needs. As both girls immerse themselves in environments surrounded by mortality, their parallel journeys explore the fragile line between life, death, and youth. Night's Tightrope delivers a gripping movie plot about vulnerability, trauma, and the extreme lengths teenagers go to find meaning.

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2016

Genre:Drama