Plan 75

Plan 75
File:Plan 75 poster.jpg Film poster
Directed by	Chie Hayakawa
Produced by	Jason Gray
Written by	Jason Gray Chie Hayakawa
Starring	Chieko Baisho Hayato Isomura Stefanie Arianne
Music by	Rémi Boubal
Cinematography	Hideho Urata
Edited by	Anne Klotz
Production company	Loaded Films Urban Factory Happinet-Phantom Studios Dongyu Club WOWOW Fusee
Distributed by	Happinet (Japan) TBA Studios (Philippines)
Release dates	20 May 2022 (Cannes Film Festival) 17 June 2022 (Japan) 7 December 2022 (Philippines)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Japan Philippines France
Language	Japanese Filipino

Plan 75 is a 2022 drama film directed by Chie Hayakawa, starring Chieko Baisho, Hayato Isomura and Stefanie Arianne.

Cast

• Chieko Baisho as Mishi Kakutani
• Hayato Isomura as Himoru Okabe
• Stefanie Arianne as Maria
• Yuumi Kawai as Yoko Narimiya
• Takao Taka as Yukio Okabe
• Ohkata Hisako as Ineko
• Kazuyoshi Kushida as Fujimaru
• Yusaku Mori
• Yoko Yano as Mishi's co-worker
• Mari Nakayama as Mishi's co-worker

Release

The film premiered at the Un Certain Regard section of the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2022. The film also won the Special Mention award in the Caméra d'Or competition. The film was released in Japan on 17 June. The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.

Film distributor TBA Studios had acquired the theatrical distribution rights film in the Philippines, one of the co-producing countries for this film.

Reception

Diego Semerene of Slant Magazine rated the film 3 stars out of 4 and wrote that "With stinging precision, Hayakawa Chie reveals a culture that seems almost mobilized to destroy its own soul." Stephanie Bunbury of Deadline Hollywood wrote that "Stylistically, it looks a bit like a training film. What this means – the brilliance of this film – is that Hayakawa is able to make the idea of wiping out a generation seem drably normal within about quarter of an hour, something to ponder in itself." Tim Grierson of Screen Daily wrote that the film "may seem like it’s about ageing, but more accurately it is about the importance of community".

James Hadfield of The Japan Times rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote that "as the film progresses, a sense of numb resignation sets in. But Hayakawa refuses to end on a resolutely downbeat note — and in its haunting closing shot, “Plan 75” achieves something close to an epiphany." Clarence Tsui of the South China Morning Post also rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote that "throughout the film, Hayakawa implies rather than explains, and this tactfulness instils Plan 75 with the power one expects of a bitter denunciation for our troubling times." Jaden S. Thompson of The Harvard Crimson also rated the film 4 stars out of 5, writing that it "upholds the inherent value of human life with its introspective writing and performances."

Accolades

Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
35th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Film	Plan 75	Nominated
	Best Director	Chie Hayakawa	Nominated
	Best Actress	Chieko Baisho	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Hayato Isomura	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Yuumi Kawai	Nominated
	Best Newcomer		Won
47th Hochi Film Awards	Best Picture	Plan 75	Nominated
	Best Director	Chie Hayakawa	Nominated
	Best Actress	Chieko Baisho	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Hayato Isomura	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Yuumi Kawai	Nominated
77th Mainichi Film Awards	Best Picture	Plan 75	Nominated
	Best Director	Chie Hayakawa	Nominated
	Best Screenplay		Won
	Best Actress	Chieko Baisho	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Hideho Urata	Nominated
	Best Sound Recording	Masaru Usui	Nominated
65th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Film	Plan 75	Nominated
	Best Director	Chie Hayakawa	Won
	Best Actress	Chieko Baisho	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Hayato Isomura	Nominated
16th Asian Film Awards	Best Actress	Chieko Baisho	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Yuumi Kawai	Nominated
	Best New Director	Chie Hayakawa	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Hideho Urata	Nominated
46th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Screenplay	Chie Hayakawa	Nominated
	Best Actress	Chieko Baisho	Nominated
44th Yokohama Film Festival	Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director	Chie Hayakawa	Won
	Best Actress	Chieko Baisho	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Hayato Isomura	Won
	Best Supporting Actress	Yuumi Kawai	Won

See also

• List of submissions to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

External links

• Plan 75 at IMDb
• Plan 75 at Rotten Tomatoes
• When 75 is time do die (article with a brief plot summary in the Guardian)