Fantasy ·Drama · Japan · 1988 · 1h 48m

The Discarnates

異人たちとの夏

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Director
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Cast
Morio Kazama as Hidemi Harada Kumiko Akiyoshi as Fusako Harada Tsurutaro Kataoka as Eikichi Harada Toshiyuki Nagashima as Ichiro Mamiya Yūko Natori as Kei Fujino Atsuko Kawada as Junko Kawada
Crew
Yoshitaka Sakamoto — Director of Photography Kazuo Ôta — Editor Masatsugu Shinozaki — Original Music Composer Shin'ichi Ichikawa — Screenplay Taichi Yamada — Novel Kiyoshi Higuchi — Producer
Tagline

Bizarre love for the undead, Driven ever closer to the brink of doom.

Synopsis

A recently divorced writer is reunited with the ghosts of his parents who died when he was a boy. However, every time he sees them he loses more life energy. Now, he must choose between starting a new life or staying forever in the past.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Nobuhiko Obayashi Director Yoshitaka Sakamoto Director of Photography Kazuo Ôta Editor Masatsugu Shinozaki Original Music Composer Shin'ichi Ichikawa Screenplay Taichi Yamada Novel Kiyoshi Higuchi Producer
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