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Not Quite Dead Yet
2020
Director
Shinji Hamasaki
Runtime
93 minutes
Average Rating
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After Nanase's father drops dead due to a drug that causes temporal death for 2 days, she is named the president of his pharmaceutical company. Nanase endeavors to prevent her father's enemies from prematurely cremating his body before the drug can wear off and allow him to revive.
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Overall Score
4.4/10
Fair
Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film lacks explicit mention of LGBTQ+ characters or non-heteronormative identities. The plot focuses on familial and corporate struggles rather than queer narratives.
Gender Representation
Nanase disrupts patriarchal hierarchies by taking command as a pharmaceutical company president. Her agency in navigating corporate politics challenges traditional expectations of gendered authority.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
As a Japanese production, the film maintains a culturally specific setting. There is no evidence of multi-ethnic casting or intentional racial blending in the narrative.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The story critiques systemic corruption and the volatility of corporate power. It explores the ethics of large-scale institutions through a high-stakes pharmaceutical conflict.
Disability Representation
There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The temporal death plot device is a speculative scientific element rather than a disability depiction.
Strengths
- Challenges traditional patriarchal hierarchies by centering a female protagonist in a position of corporate power.
- Provides a narrative focused on female agency and leadership within a high-stakes professional environment.
Areas for Improvement
- Lacks visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-heteronormative characters.
- Provides no evidence of disability representation or multi-ethnic casting.
- Fails to demonstrate intentional racial or cultural diversity beyond its Japanese setting.
AI Analysis
The film offers a progressive subversion of gender roles by placing a woman in a position of high-level corporate leadership. Nanase's struggle to protect her father's interests provides a central arc of female agency. However, the narrative remains narrow in its scope of representation. The absence of LGBTQ+ identities, racial diversity, or disability representation limits the film's broader social impact. Ultimately, the work functions as a character-driven comedy that succeeds in challenging gendered succession but fails to engage with other intersectional identities.
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