A very distraught Arthur Brennan (Matthew McConaughey), is ready to end it all and purchases a one-way ticket to Tokyo. Arthur, hopelessly trying to deal with the memory of his love/hate relationship with his wife Joan (Naomi Watts), seeks out Japan's famed Aokigahara Forest, the "suicide forest". Brennan plans on taking his life with an overdose of sedatives, when his plan is disrupted by another lost soul wandering the winding trails. Takumi Nakamura (Ken Watanabe) has had a change of heart and is wanting to actually find the way out of the forest. So what began as a task of killing themselves instead will become something powerfully different.
The story line is quite depressing; the scenery is a contrast of ugliness and beauty. The acting is heartfelt and believable. McConaughey is dynamic. Also appearing are: Katie Aselton, Bruce Norris, Anna Friedman and Ryoko Seta.
The story line is quite depressing; the scenery is a contrast of ugliness and beauty. The acting is heartfelt and believable. McConaughey is dynamic. Also appearing are: Katie Aselton, Bruce Norris, Anna Friedman and Ryoko Seta.