Japanese Film Festival 2019 (Shaw)
Before We Vanish
Rating
PG13 Some Violence
Language
Japanese - subtitles to be advised
Director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Cast
Masami Nagasawa, Ryuhei Matsuda, Mahiro Takasugi, Yuri Tsunematsu
Synopsis
In his twentieth film, acclaimed horror director Kiyoshi KUROSAWA reinvents the alien movie as a unique and profoundly human tale of love and mystery. Three aliens travel to Earth on a reconnaissance mission in preparation for a mass invasion. Having taken possession of human bodies, the visitors rob the hosts of their essence – good, evil, property, family, belonging – leaving only hollow shells, which are all but unrecognizable to their loved ones. Equally hilarious, thrilling, and profound, Before We Vanish reminds audiences of the continued strength of one of Japanese cinema's most unique auteurs – and the value of the human spirit