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Vital (2004)

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Japanese body horror auteur Shinya Tsukamoto, still best known in the U.S. for Tetsuo, teams with hipster icon Tadanobu Asano for the psychological drama Vital. Asano plays Hiroshi Takagi, who wakes from a coma, his memory seriously impaired, and decides, to the relief of his parents (Kazuyoshi Kushida and Lily), to go back to medical school. His memory returns slowly. Eventually, Hiroshi remembers that he had a girlfriend, Ry�ko (Nami Tsukamoto) who was with him when he wrecked his car. She was

R, 1 hr. 26 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Shinya Tsukamoto

In Theaters: Jun 9, 2005 Wide

On DVD: Jan 24, 2006

Tartan Films

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Critic Reviews for Vital

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (0) | DVD (6)

Macabre yet oddly poignant, graphically physical but also metaphysical, clinical yet unexpectedly soulful.

June 30, 2005 Full Review Source: Variety

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David Rooney

Variety

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Vital sees Tsukamoto, a director who is never less than fascinating, in his finest form, tackling the mysteries of human identity with an elegiac calm. Vital viewing.

August 10, 2007 Full Review Source: Eye for Film

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Anton Bitel

Eye for Film

Beautiful and disturbing, this Asian horror art film explores the intersection between madness and grief with a serene calm that belies the psychological turmoil under its silken surface.

February 11, 2006 Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

Vital offers its share of disturbing images and gristly medical-lab sound effects, but in the end, its pursuit of closure is surprisingly hopeful.

August 4, 2005 Full Review Source: All Movie Guide

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Josh Ralske

All Movie Guide

As expected, Tsukamoto attacks as many of your senses as possible.

February 26, 2005 Comment

Jon Popick

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Tsukamoto's exploration of the human body continues in this film, and even goes to new area for the director by exploring not only the body but the mind. In some ways it steps in a different light from previous films by Tsukamoto, but this might be probably one of his most tightly directed flicks.Asano gives one of his

May 15, 2007

Tsubaki Sanjuro

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Art-house movies aren't usually my cup of tea but the morbid nature of the story interested me enough to capture my attention. It's about a guy that survives a car accident but looses his memory in the aftermath who then enroles in medical school and his memory soon starts to come back to him slowly during his

March 20, 2011