スイッチを押すとき (2011): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2011, スイッチを押すとき is a thriller film directed by Ryô Nakajima, running about 110 minutes.

What it’s about. Due to the high suicide rate among youths in Japan, the government implements experiments to uncover the causes behind the high suicide rate. Children are selected and placed in a YSC facility under constant surveillance. At the age of 10, the children are then give a detonator with a red switch. They are told if they press the switch they will die immediately. Most of the children under the experiment, eventually presses the switch and dies. After the completion of the experiment 6 kids remain who did not press the switch. The 6 kids are; strong-minded Masami, weak Naoto, hot-tempered Hiro, impulsive Ryota, wheelchair bound Kimiaki and Aiko who is always thinking of her parents. These 6 kids survived even though they were pressured by project manager Tsukuda to press the switch.

Who’s in it. スイッチを押すとき stars Keisuke Koide as Warden Yohei Minami, Erena Mizusawa as Masami Takamiya, Kazuma Sano as Naoto Kosaka and Shinjiro Atae as Hiro Ikeda, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.5/10, スイッチを押すとき has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch スイッチを押すとき page.

If you liked it. Fans of スイッチを押すとき tend to enjoy El caballero oscuro, Pulp Fiction, Parásitos and El club de la lucha.