Vital (film)
Vital | |
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Directed by | Shinya Tsukamoto |
Written by | Shinya Tsukamoto |
Produced by | Shinya Tsukamoto |
Starring | Tadanobu Asano Nami Tsukamoto |
Cinematography | Shinya Tsukamoto |
Edited by | Shinya Tsukamoto |
Music by | Chu Ishikawa |
Distributed by | Gold View Company Ltd. |
Release date | 2004 (Japan) |
Running time | 86 min. |
Language | Japanese |
Vital (ヴィタール) is a Japanese film made in 2004. It was directed by Shinya Tsukamoto and stars Tadanobu Asano as Hiroshi Takagi, a man whose girlfriend dies and who loses his memory in a car accident.
The original concept that inspired Vital was the image of medical students making sketches during a dissection. Tsukamoto visited a medical school and observed a dissection while writing the screenplay, which was originally titled: Dissection Film Project. Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical sketches were a direct inspiration.[1]
Plot
Hiroshi (
dissecting
is the body of his former girlfriend, Ryoko, which causes more of Hiroshi's memory to return. During this time, Hiroshi engages in a relationship with his classmate Ikumi, that helps him recall further memories of his ex-girlfriend. Ikumi, meanwhile, feels jealous rage because of Hiroshi's devotion in dissecting the cadaver of Ryoko, while Hiroshi is consumed in the quest to understand who that person was that died in his car and ultimately find out who he really is.
Cast
Actor | Role |
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Tadanobu Asano | Hiroshi Takagi |
Nami Tsukamoto | Ryoko Ooyama |
Kiki | Ikumi |
Kazuyoshi Kushida | Hiroshi's father |
Lily |
Hiroshi's mother |
Jun Kunimura | Ryoko's father |
Hana Kino | Ryoko's mother |
Ittoku Kishibe | Dr. Kashiwabuchi |
References
- ^ Shinya Tsukamoto, Interview included on Vital DVD. Tartan Video.