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Rating: 7.5 stars

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All movies seen on 08/24/2023

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Vital (2004)

Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto

Drama | Romance

Most recently watched by sensoria

Overview

A young man awakens in the hospital after an accident wipes his memory. Fascinated by a textbook full of drawings of dissections, Hiroshi is drawn to a medical school where he catches the eye of a fellow student. But it’s another who becomes his obsession. the dead woman on the cadaver table.

Length 86 minutes

Actors

Tadanobu Asano | Nami Tsukamoto | Kiki | Kazuyoshi Kushida | Lily | Hana Kino | Gô Rijû | Jun Kunimura | Ittoku Kishibe | Masato Tsujioka

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Continuing my Tsukamoto viewing with one I haven’t seen in a long time so a very good revisit. I like this film a lot and its unconventional love story. Ikumi has the best expressions and totally nails the goth-a-billy look. Surprised she didn’t have a bigger career bc she’s great here. Ofc Tadanobu is good but Jun Kunimura as the angry father is even better.

Also love how this movie is shot. The camera movement adds to the emotion of the scene. Tsukamoto definitely leveled up his techniques.

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