by Jeremy Clarke. Chie Hayakawa‘s dystopian drama Plan 75 examines some of the social fallout of a government policy whereby Japanese people can voluntarily have themselves terminated after age 75. Sedate classical piano music plays on the soundtrack. The out of focus image could be looking down a corridor. After a long wait, a man […]
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