Similar to The End of Us
He Won't Kill, She Won't Die
Original: 殺さない彼と死なない彼女
Just die already.
- Released
- 15 Nov 2019
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Language
- Japanese
- Director
- Keiichi Kobayashi
He Won't Kill, She Won't Die (2019) shares a 33% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Relationship. When a nihilistic guy crosses paths with a suicidal girl in high school, it marks the beginning of an unusual friendship that might take them both toward healing.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
He Won't Kill, She Won't Die (2019) lists 2 genres — Romance, Comedy — and 2 of them overlap with The End of Us (100%). That multi-genre overlap is why the engine flagged this one above single-genre matches.
Overlapping themes
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Overall match score
With 1 overlapping theme and 2 shared genres, He Won't Kill, She Won't Die (2019) lands in the edge-case of our recommendation set for The End of Us. The 60/40 keyword-vs-genre weighting is what separates this score from a shared-genre coincidence.
How audiences received it
TMDB viewer rating
TMDB viewers have given He Won't Kill, She Won't Die an average of 6.6 / 10 across 7 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 6.3 / 10 (170 votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Letterboxd community
The indie-leaning Letterboxd community rates it 3.32 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 2.8 — under the radar. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
He Won't Kill, She Won't Die — released on 15 Nov 2019, running 2h 3m, in Japanese.
Direction & writing
Directed by Keiichi Kobayashi. Written by Keiichi Kobayashi.
On screen
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FAQ
Is He Won't Kill, She Won't Die similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates He Won't Kill, She Won't Die a 33% thematic match with The End of Us, weighted 60% on shared keywords and 40% on shared genres. That places it in the middle of our catalogue of similar films.
When was He Won't Kill, She Won't Die released?
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He Won't Kill, She Won't Die was released in 2019 and runs 2h 3m.
How is He Won't Kill, She Won't Die rated?
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He Won't Kill, She Won't Die holds 6.6 / 10 on TMDB (7 votes) and 6.3 / 10 on IMDb (170 votes).
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