Why Wait, Just Die
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A woman named Asami Kashima is found strangled. A woman named Eiko Watarai starts confronting various people who knew her – her boss, her neighbor, her boyfriend, her mother – riling them up into revealing their feelings about Asami, and saying she wants to know more about her.
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Nao
Known for
The Last 10 Years
Wonder Egg Priority
Aoi Ito
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Her Love Boils Bathwater
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Kou Maehara
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Godzilla Minus Zero
Hikaru Takahashi
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Takuya Kusakawa
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Tomoko Tabata
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Tetsu Hirahara
Known for
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Junichi Kanai Director · Kohei Kiyasu Screenplay Natsuhiko Kyogoku Author
First release July 3, 2026 · Produced in Japan · Production Stardust Pictures, Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Production
DUB
Production
Stardust Pictures
Production
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Production
Japan
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Original title
死ねばいいのに
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 3, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Taiwan
August 15, 2026 · Premiere · Taoyuan Film Festival
September 18, 2026 · Theatrical
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