| Nvm I just just watched the ending a second time and he is bleeding when they are on the horse so he is definetly dead :/ |
| He probably died. Their final dialogue seemed to be building up to it. And it's an ending that I personally would like to see. But if he lived, it's fine too. Less impactant but still enjoyable. |
| He died because the movie was building him up to be a sacrifice for the kid |
| There's more chance of him being dead than alive,but i would still loved to see him live |
| After watched i think he lived |
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| He certainly did not die in the end. He himself said that whatever that thingy Kotaro gave him actually came in handy. It was pretty much self-explanatory. |
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| What! just saw the movie why would nanashi die? I think people are reading too much into it. The green stone broke when the villan slashed nanashi in the end. If nanashi died than that entire plot point involving green stone would be useless. Ofcourse nanashi is sumwhat injured but I don't think its life threatening. After reading comment it feels like people want him to die...sigh...most of the explanations feels like fan theories rather actual reason |
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Reply to TwistedChick
I want to believe he lived, but there are too many hints from the director that he died.
- the often used "let's leave this place" discussion preceding a character's death
- Kotarou's realization that the town is too far away, then his forced smile
- intentionally drawing attention to a blood trail in the final frames
- an emotionally building soundtrack that screams "SACRIFICE"
- the symmetry of having saved a child's life in exchange for his own
There are other leading factors, like having the story end with him remaining nameless, something that surely would change if he lived on with Kotarou, but I believe those 5 are the main ones. I really wish he hadn't died (he really was awesome), but to me, it's a definite that he did.
- the often used "let's leave this place" discussion preceding a character's death
- Kotarou's realization that the town is too far away, then his forced smile
- intentionally drawing attention to a blood trail in the final frames
- an emotionally building soundtrack that screams "SACRIFICE"
- the symmetry of having saved a child's life in exchange for his own
There are other leading factors, like having the story end with him remaining nameless, something that surely would change if he lived on with Kotarou, but I believe those 5 are the main ones. I really wish he hadn't died (he really was awesome), but to me, it's a definite that he did.
| @TwistedChick He also redeemed for his sin (killing those children, which we saw in his past). By saving Kotaru he redeemed himself and could die a peaceful death. |
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