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Vital (2004)

Genre : Drama, Thriller, Romance

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Shinya Tsukamoto
Writer : Shinya Tsukamoto

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Shinya Tsukamoto
Shinya Tsukamoto
Director
Shinya Tsukamoto
Shinya Tsukamoto
Producer
Kiyo Joo
Kiyo Joo
Producer
Shin'ichi Kawahara
Shin'ichi Kawahara
Producer
Ittoku Kishibe
Ittoku Kishibe
Producer
Keiko Kusakabe
Keiko Kusakabe
Producer
Koichi Kusakabe
Koichi Kusakabe
Producer
Chu Ishikawa
Chu Ishikawa
Music
Shinya Tsukamoto
Shinya Tsukamoto
Director of Photography
Shinya Tsukamoto
Shinya Tsukamoto
Editor
Shinya Tsukamoto
Shinya Tsukamoto
Production Design
Hidemi Fuyuyama
Hidemi Fuyuyama
Makeup Artist
Takashi Oda
Takashi Oda
Makeup Artist
Masaya Kitada
Masaya Kitada
Sound Effects Editor
Zenya Ohara
Zenya Ohara
Sound Designer
Shinya Tsukamoto
Shinya Tsukamoto
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

VITAL (2004) Japanese trailer for Shinya Tsukamoto's inquiry into the nature of the flesh

Posters and backgrounds

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