Before We Vanish

Before We Vanish
International release film poster
Directed byKiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by
  • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Sachiko Tanaka
Based onSanpo Suru Shinryakusha
2005 stage play
by Tomohiro Maekawa and Ikiume Theatre Company
Starring
CinematographyAkiko Ashizawa
Edited byKoichi Takahashi
Music byYusuke Hayashi
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 21 May 2017 (2017-05-21) (Cannes)
  • 9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) (Japan)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Before We Vanish (散歩する侵略者, Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha, transl. "Strolling Invaders") is a 2017 Japanese science fiction film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. It is based on a stage play by Tomohiro Maekawa's Ikiume Theatre Company and the novel adaptation written by Maekawa. It stars Masami Nagasawa, Ryuhei Matsuda, Mahiro Takasugi, Yuri Tsunematsu, and Hiroki Hasegawa.

Before We Vanish earned two nominations at the 41st Japanese Academy Film Prize.[1] The film had its world premiere in competition at the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2017.[2][3][4] The film also received an award at the Sitges Film Festival – Official Selection.[5]

  1. ^ "Japan Academy Film Prize". Japan Academy Film Prize. 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012.
  2. ^ "The 2017 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ Winfrey, Graham (13 April 2017). "2017 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup: Todd Haynes, Sofia Coppola, 'Twin Peaks' and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference realsound was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Before We Vanish (2017), retrieved 29 April 2020

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