Is Before We Vanish scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Before We Vanish sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Before We Vanish violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Before We Vanish end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Before We Vanish easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Before We Vanish

Name: Before We Vanish
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2017
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Masami Nagasawa, Ryuhei Matsuda, Mahiro Takasugi, Yuri Tsunematsu, Hiroki Hasegawa

Don't let them into your head.

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Produced by Nikkatsu Corporation, Django Film

2017129 min6.5 / 10

A paranoid sci-fi thriller about identity and invasion that uses intimate domestic estrangement as the entry point for an unsettling mystery about what it means to be human.

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.

Clusters

Doomed Romantic Obsession Paranoid Reality Breakdown Star-Crossed Ghost Romance Grief Turns Into Fear East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Science Fiction Drama Thriller

Keywords

Journalist Japan Husband Wife Relationship Based On Play Or Musical Husband Wife Estrangement Investigative Journalism Personality Change Mysterious Disappearance Husband Wife Conflict Personality Swap

Questions people ask

Is Before We Vanish scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Before We Vanish sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Before We Vanish violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does Before We Vanish end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Before We Vanish easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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