Vital

2004 1h 26m JA

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6.7

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Synopsis

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A young man awakens in the hospital after an accident wipes his memory. Fascinated by a textbook full of drawings of dissections, Hiroshi is drawn to medical school. There he catches the eye of a fellow student, but it's another who becomes his obsession: the dead woman on the cadaver table.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tadanobu Asano
Hiroshi Takagi
Nami Tsukamoto
Ryoko Ooyama
Kiki
Ikumi
Kazuyoshi Kushida
Hiroshi's Father
Lily
Hiroshi's Mother
Hana Kino
Mrs. Ooyama
Go Riju
Dr. Nakai
Jun Kunimura
Mr. Ooyama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
Writers: Shinya Tsukamoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, shot by Shinya Tsukamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinya Tsukamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tadanobu Asano and Nami Tsukamoto and Kiki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0417243 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinya Tsukamoto directs. Shinya Tsukamoto behind the camera. Shinya Tsukamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, shot by Shinya Tsukamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Shinya Tsukamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tadanobu Asano and Nami Tsukamoto and Kiki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0417243 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.