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Before We Vanish
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Before We Vanish

2017-09-06 · 129 min · ★ 6.5

Science Fiction · Drama · Thriller

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.

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Directors
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation, Django Film, Shochiku, Nippon Television Network Corporation, WOWOW, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Pony Canyon, VPC, Office Saku, Hirata Office
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Masami NagasawaMasami NagasawaNarumi Kase
Ryuhei MatsudaRyuhei MatsudaShinji Kase
Mahiro TakasugiMahiro TakasugiAmano
Yuri TsunematsuYuri TsunematsuAkira Tachibana
Hiroki HasegawaHiroki HasegawaJournalist Sakurai
Atsuko MaedaAtsuko MaedaAsumi Kase
Shinnosuke MitsushimaShinnosuke MitsushimaMaruo
Masahiro HigashideMasahiro HigashidePastor
Kazuya KojimaKazuya KojimaDetective Kurumada
Ken MitsuishiKen MitsuishiSuzuki
Takashi SasanoTakashi SasanoShinagawa
Kyoko KoizumiKyoko KoizumiDoctor
Saki OhwadaWaitress
KahoKaho
Shota SometaniShota Sometani
Tomomitsu AdachiTomomitsu Adachi
Shinya HamadaShinya Hamada
Kento Ogura
Soh MorishitaSoh MorishitaIkiume

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