''Too Tired to Die'' is a 1998 American-Korean independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Wonsuk Chin and starring

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(in his American debut) and

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. The film is about a young Japanese man who learns he has only twelve hours left to live. It was shot in June 1997 and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 1998, in the American Spectrum section.

Cast

as Kenji *

as Death / Jean *

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as Balzac Man *

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as Fabrizio * Geno Lechner as Pola *

Ben Gazzara Biagio Anthony Gazzara (August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012) was an American actor and director of film, stage, and television. He received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Drama Desk Award, in addition to nominatio ...

as John Sage * Sandra Prosper as Black Soldier * David Thornton as Lulu * Aida Turturro as Fortune Teller 1 & 2 *

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as Anouk * Drena De Niro as Waitress * Ako as Mother * Bill Dawes as Dante * Lauren Fox as Susan * Jamie Harrold as Air France Airport Clerk

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* * * 1998 films 1990s South Korean films American independent films Films about interracial romance South Korean independent films Films set in the United States South Korean comedy-drama films 1998 comedy-drama films 1990s American films {{1990s-comedy-drama-film-stub