Before We Vanish

"Don't let them into your head."

2017 2h 9m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 103

Science FictionDramaThriller

Synopsis

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Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a totally different person, and he is now gentle and tender. He goes for a walk every day. Meanwhile, journalist Sakurai covers the story of a family that was brutally murdered, when an unexplained phenomenon takes place.

“Don't let them into your head.”

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Cast

Masami Nagasawa
Narumi Kase
Ryuhei Matsuda
Shinji Kase
Mahiro Takasugi
Amano
Yuri Tsunematsu
Akira Tachibana
Hiroki Hasegawa
Journalist Sakurai
Atsuko Maeda
Asumi Kase
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Maruo
Masahiro Higashide
Pastor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writers: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Sachiko Tanaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Japan, United Kingdom.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Shinryakusha Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, shot by Akiko Ashizawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yusuke Hayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kôichi Takahashi 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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Masami Nagasawa and Ryuhei Matsuda and Mahiro Takasugi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Don't let them into your head.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kiyoshi Kurosawa directs. Akiko Ashizawa behind the camera. Yusuke Hayashi scores. Kôichi Takahashi cuts. Produced in Japan, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Japan, United Kingdom.
3Part of the "Shinryakusha Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, shot by Akiko Ashizawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yusuke Hayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kôichi Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Masami Nagasawa and Ryuhei Matsuda and Mahiro Takasugi carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Don't let them into your head.".
9IMDB entry: tt5999530 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "journalist", "japan", "husband wife relationship", "based on play or musical".
11Released under 15 different titles around the world.