Before We Vanish (2017)

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Don't let them into your head.

Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a totally different person, and he is now gentle and tender. He goes for a walk every day. Meanwhile, journalist Sakurai covers the story of a family that was brutally murdered, when an unexplained phenomenon takes place.

• Released: 2017-09-06
• Genres: Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 9m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 103 votes

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

Top cast

• Masami Nagasawa as Narumi Kase
• Ryuhei Matsuda as Shinji Kase
• Mahiro Takasugi as Amano
• Yuri Tsunematsu as Akira Tachibana
• Hiroki Hasegawa as Journalist Sakurai
• Atsuko Maeda as Asumi Kase
• Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Maruo
• Masahiro Higashide as Pastor
• Kazuya Kojima as Detective Kurumada
• Ken Mitsuishi as Suzuki

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Before We Vanish

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Beamafilm; watch free on Beamafilm, SBS On Demand; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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