Before We Vanish

2017, Mystery & thriller/Sci-fi, 2h 10m

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Before We Vanish finds Kiyoshi Kurosawa working within well-established genre guidelines to take a poignant, surprisingly sincere look at the human condition. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Three aliens travel to Earth on a mission in preparation for a mass invasion. Having taken possession of human bodies, the visitors rob their hosts of the very essence of their being, leaving psychological and spiritual devastation in their wake.
  • Rating:
    R (Some Violence|Bloody Images)
  • Genre:
    Mystery & thriller, Sci-fi, Drama
  • Original Language:
    Japanese
  • Director:
    Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Producer:
    Yoshio Nakayama, Yôsuke Miyake
  • Writer:
    Sachiko Tanaka, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $8.1K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Super LTD
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Masami Nagasawa
Narumi Kase
Ryuhei Matsuda
Shinji Kase
Hiroki Hasegawa
Sakurai
Mahiro Takasugi
Amano
Yuri Tsunematsu
Akira Tachibana
Kyôko Koizumi
Doctor
Kazuya Kojima
Detective Kurumada
Atsuko Maeda
Asumi Kase
Ken Mitsuishi
Suzuki
Takashi Sasano
Shinagawa
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Director
Sachiko Tanaka
Screenwriter
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Screenwriter
Yoshio Nakayama
Producer
Yôsuke Miyake
Producer
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