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Vital

Japanese DVD cover
Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto
Produced by Kiyo Joo
Shin-Ichi Kawahara
Ittoku Kishibe
Keiko Kusakabe
Koichi Kusakabe
Shinya Tsukamoto
Written by Shinya Tsukamoto
Music by Chu Ishikawa
Cinematography Shinya Tsukamoto
Editing by Shinya Tsukamoto
Distributed by There's Enterprise Inc.
Released December 11, 2004 (Japan)
Running time 86 min.
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IMDb profile
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Vital (ヴィタール) is a 2004 Japanese film written and directed by Shinya Tsukamoto.

Plot[]

Hiroshi Takagi (Tadanobu Asano) has his memory completely wiped by injuries received in a car accident. When he returns to his life he finds himself fascinated by a textbook on human dissection. He enrolls in medical school, and soon develops an obsession on a particular female cadaver. As he begins dissecting her, flashes of a life spent with this woman slowly return.

Cast[]

  • Tadanobu Asano ... Hiroshi Takagi
  • Nami Tsukamoto ... Ryoko Ooyama
  • Kiki ... Ikumi
  • Kazuyoshi Kushida ... Hiroshi's father
  • Lily ... Hiroshi's mother
  • Hana Kino ... Mrs. Ooyama, Ryoko's mother
  • Go Riju ... Dr. Nakai
  • Jun Kunimura ... Mr. Ooyama, Ryoko's father
  • Ittoku Kishibe ... Dr. Kashiwabuchi
  • Masato Tsujioka

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