Before We Vanish

2018, NR, 129 min. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Starring Masami Nagasawa, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ryuhei Matsuda, Mahiro Takasugi.

Not reviewed at press time. Horror director Kurosawa (Creepy) takes a lighter tone with this subtle alien invasion drama, where three extraterrestrials question what it truly is to be human.

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KEYWORDS FOR THIS FILM

Before We Vanish, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Masami Nagasawa, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ryuhei Matsuda, Mahiro Takasugi