Kenji (Takeshi Kaneshiro) lives in New York City and spends his time hanging out with Fabrizio (Michael Imperioli) and Balzac Man (Jeffrey Wright), both of whom harbor artistic dreams but are chronic underachievers. Death (Mira Sorvino), who hovers around Kenji, tells him one day that he has 12 hours to live. He sets out to make the most of his remaining time and winds up having dinner with a famous artist (Ben Gazzara) and his girlfriend, Anouk (Kim Hye-soo), who steals Kenji's heart.