# Plan 75

Plan 75 is a 2022 drama film directed by Chie Hayakawa, starring Chieko Baisho, Hayato Isomura and Stefanie Arianne. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but was not nominated

## Plot

In a near-future Japan, the Japanese government creates a program called "Plan 75" that offers free euthanasia services to all Japanese citizens 75 and older in order to deal with its rapidly aging population.

## Cast

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

## Production

The film is based on a short film of the same title, also directed by Chie Hayakawa, that was released as part of the 2018 anthology film Ten Years Japan.

## 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
### Critical response

Plan 75 has an approval rating of 95% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 55 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Sensitive and insightful, Plan 75 uses its sci-fi setting to explore our relationship with death -- and what it really means to live". Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generaly favorable reviews".
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 | [15] [16] |
| 35th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Director | Chie Hayakawa | Nominated | [15] [16] |
| 35th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actress | Chieko Baisho | Won | [15] [16] |
| 35th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Hayato Isomura | Nominated | [15] [16] |
| 35th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Yuumi Kawai | Nominated | [15] [16] |
| 35th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Newcomer | Yuumi Kawai | Won | [15] [16] |
| 47th Hochi Film Awards | Best Picture | Plan 75 | Nominated | |
| 47th Hochi Film Awards | Best Director | Chie Hayakawa | Nominated | |
| 47th Hochi Film Awards | Best Actress | Chieko Baisho | Nominated | |
| 47th Hochi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Hayato Isomura | Nominated | |
| 47th Hochi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Yuumi Kawai | Nominated | |
| 77th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Picture | Plan 75 | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| 77th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Director | Chie Hayakawa | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| 77th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Chie Hayakawa | Won | [18] [19] |
| 77th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actress | Chieko Baisho | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| 77th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Hideho Urata | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| 77th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Sound Recording | Masaru Usui | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| 65th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Film | Plan 75 | Nominated | |
| 65th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Director | Chie Hayakawa | Won | |
| 65th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | Chieko Baisho | Won | |
| 65th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Hayato Isomura | Nominated | |
| 16th Asian Film Awards | Best Actress | Chieko Baisho | Nominated | |
| 16th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Yuumi Kawai | Nominated | |
| 16th Asian Film Awards | Best New Director | Chie Hayakawa | Nominated | |
| 16th Asian Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Hideho Urata | Nominated | |
| 46th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Screenplay | Chie Hayakawa | Nominated | |
| 46th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actress | Chieko Baisho | Nominated | |
| 44th Yokohama Film Festival | Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director | Chie Hayakawa | Won | |
| 44th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actress | Chieko Baisho | Won | |
| 44th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Hayato Isomura | Won | |
| 44th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Yuumi Kawai | Won | |