The movie "I Want to Die to Touch Aono-san" tells an unusual and twisted love story. The story revolves around introverted high school girl Yuri Kariya (Fuzu Kamio) and her untouchable ghostly boyfriend Ryuhei Aino (Katsuri Sato).
Kariya Yuri fell in love with Aono Ryuhei at first sight and confessed his love to him. However, after only two weeks of dating, Aono died in a traffic accident. Yuri tries to commit suicide by cutting her wrists in order to see Aono again, but finds the ghostly Aono appearing in front of her. Aono comforted the flustered Yuri, promising to stay with her all the time. From that moment on, the two began a bizarre love between man and ghost.
However, Yuri couldn't bear the pain of not being able to touch Aono, and proposed to let Aono possessed her body. But in the process, she discovered another personality hidden in Aono's heart, which aroused fear and doubt in the people around her. The love between Yuri and Aono becomes more and more distorted, and the people around them also fall into the shadows.
"To touch Aono-san, so I want to die" discusses people and ghosts The impossible love between. The film shows the extreme and pain of love through the twisted storyline and the psychological depiction of the characters. The audience will be brought into this abnormal world, thinking about the boundaries of love and desire, as well as obsession and sacrifice in love.