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My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

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My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

2005

1h 47m

7.4(22 votes)

Science Fiction

Drama

Music

Overview

A.D. 2015: A virus spreads in many cities globally, a suicidal disease infected by pictures. Once infected, the diseased will soon meet death. They have no way of fighting back, filled with fear and despair. The media calls it the 'Lemming Syndrome'.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Mizui

Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

Hana

Masaya Nakahara

Masaya Nakahara

Asuhara

Masahiro Toda

Masahiro Toda

Natsuishi

Yasutaka Tsutsui

Yasutaka Tsutsui

Miyagi

Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Navi

Erika Oda

Erika Oda

Eriko

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Miyazawa

Shingo Tsurumi

Shingo Tsurumi

Kazemoto

Shungicu Uchida

Shungicu Uchida

Creative team

Directed by: Shinji Aoyama
Written by: Shinji Aoyama
Produced by: Takenori Sentô

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