Title:Ikigami Year:2008 Genre:Drama / Sci-Fi Language:Japanese Country:Japan Director:Tomoyuki Takimoto Writer:Motorô Mase / Akimitsu Sasaki / Tomoyuki Takimoto Actors:Shôta Matsuda / Takashi Tsukamoto / Riko Narumi Plot:Ikigami takes place in a dystopian society where the government has implemented the Prosperity Law. This law dictates 1 in 1000 random citizens ages 18~24 will die for the state in a mandatory lottery. Death occurs at a preset date and time, which is when an injected nano-capsule, received at an early age, explodes. The law is meant to create appreciation for life by instilling fear in order to make people live the best possible lives.