Before We Vanish (film screening)

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October 22nd, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:10 pm EDT

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Before We Vanish
散歩する侵略者

Tuesday, October 22, 6:00PM (ET)

Doors open 5:30PM | Film Screening | In-Person | JFT Event Hall | Free Admission

Directed by KUROAWA Kiyoshi 2017 Sci-Fi  / Thriller • 129 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles  Trailer

In his twentieth film, acclaimed horror director KUROSAWA Kiyoshi (CurePulseTokyo Sonata) reinvents the alien movie as a unique and profoundly human tale of love and mystery.

After going missing for several days, Shinji (MATSUA Ryuhei) mysteriously reappears, acting nothing like his former self. His relationship with his wife Narumi (NAGASAWA Masami) had been on the rocks, but now Shinji is calmer than before, which only serves to exasperate Narumi further. Shinji also has a bizarre new daily routine of strolling around the neighborhood and engaging strangers in deep, conceptual conversations with no apparent purpose. Elsewhere in town, a family is brutally murdered, and journalist Sakurai (HASEGAWA Hiroki) begins to investigate the odd circumstances of the killing. As an ominous mood spreads over an otherwise ordinary town, Sakurai and Narumi each try to understand what lies behind the spiraling chaos. 

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.

This is screening a part of our CURSED BODIES Halloween film series.

Free admission. Register below.



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Details

Starts:
October 22nd, 2024 @ 6:00 pm
Ends:
October 22nd, 2024 @ 8:10 pm
Event Category:
Doors Open:
5:30PM
Registration:
Required
Language:
Japanese with English subtitles
Admission:
Free

Organizer

The Japan Foundation, Toronto
Phone:
416-966-1600
Email:
info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
Website:
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Venue

The Japan Foundation, Toronto
2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M4W 1A8 Canada
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Phone:
416-966-1600
Website:
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