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Before We Vanish

Before We Vanish

Science Fiction · Drama · Thriller · 2017

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.

Movie details

Before We Vanish

“Don't let them into your head.”

2017 Science Fiction · Drama · Thriller 2h 9m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Before We Vanish?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Written by

Kiyoshi Kurosawa · Sachiko Tanaka

Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa

Narumi Kase

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

Shinji Kase

Mahiro Takasugi

Mahiro Takasugi

Amano

Yuri Tsunematsu

Yuri Tsunematsu

Akira Tachibana

Hiroki Hasegawa

Hiroki Hasegawa

Journalist Sakurai

Atsuko Maeda

Atsuko Maeda

Asumi Kase

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Maruo

Court is in session

Put Before We Vanish on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.