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Vital

Original title: Vitâru
  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
Tadanobu Asano, Kiki, and Nami Tsukamoto in Vital (2004)
JapanesePsychological DramaDramaThriller

A young man awakens in the hospital after an accident wipes his memory. Fascinated by a textbook full of drawings of dissections, he is drawn to a medical school where something becomes his ... Read allA young man awakens in the hospital after an accident wipes his memory. Fascinated by a textbook full of drawings of dissections, he is drawn to a medical school where something becomes his obsession: the dead woman on the cadaver table.A young man awakens in the hospital after an accident wipes his memory. Fascinated by a textbook full of drawings of dissections, he is drawn to a medical school where something becomes his obsession: the dead woman on the cadaver table.

  • Director
    • Shin'ya Tsukamoto
  • Writer
    • Shin'ya Tsukamoto
  • Stars
    • Tadanobu Asano
    • Nami Tsukamoto
    • Kiki
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Shin'ya Tsukamoto
    • Writer
      • Shin'ya Tsukamoto
    • Stars
      • Tadanobu Asano
      • Nami Tsukamoto
      • Kiki
    • 27User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast67

    Tadanobu Asano
    Tadanobu Asano
    • Hiroshi Takagi
    Nami Tsukamoto
    • Ryôko Ooyama
    Kiki
    • Ikumi
    Kazuyoshi Kushida
    • Hiroshi's father
    Lily
    • Hiroshi's mother
    Hana Kino
    • Mrs. Ooyama, Ryôko's mother
    Gō Rijū
    • Dr. Nakai
    • (as Gô Rijû)
    Jun Kunimura
    Jun Kunimura
    • Mr. Ooyama, Ryôko's father
    Ittoku Kishibe
    • Dr. Kashiwabuchi
    Takashi Akiba
    Toshiki Ayata
    Kazuko Emura
    Asako Endô
    Kuniko Fukuda
    Takashi Furuya
    Masahiko Gunji
    Noboru Hara
    Tomoyuki Hashimoto
    • Director
      • Shin'ya Tsukamoto
    • Writer
      • Shin'ya Tsukamoto
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews27

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Quotes
      • Ryôko Ooyama: I often wonder... if you could see some part of your life again, years after you die, which part would you choose?
    • Soundtracks
      Blue Bird
      Written by Cocco

      Performed by Cocco

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 11, 2004 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 死亡解剖
    • Production companies
      • Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs
      • Kaijyu Theater
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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