After a tragic car accident where his girlfriend Ryôko Ooyama (Nami Tsukamoto) died, Hiroshi Takagi (Tadanobu Asano) suffers amnesia with his memories completely blanked. When he sees a book about dissection, he decides to join the medical...
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Cast
Directed by
| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ||
Written by
| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ... | () |
Produced by
| Kiyo Joo | ... | producer |
| Shin'ichi Kawahara | ... | producer |
| Ittoku Kishibe | ... | producer |
| Keiko Kusakabe | ... | producer |
| Koichi Kusakabe | ... | producer |
| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ... | producer |
Music by
| Chu Ishikawa | ||
Cinematography by
| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ||
Film Editing by
| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ||
Editorial Department
| Masayuki Mitsuhashi | ... | color timer |
| Yasutaka Morita | ... | telecine |
| Naoki Nagata | ... | negative cutter |
| Masaharu Oomi | ... | color timer |
Production Design by
| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ||
Makeup Department
| Hidemi Fuyuyama | ... | makeup artist |
| Takashi Oda | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Production Management
| Hidemi Fuyuyama | ... | production manager |
| Yasuhito Hirajima | ... | production manager |
| Miyoko Oka | ... | production manager |
| Akiko Yukawa | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yuji Abe | ... | assistant director |
| Ken Koide | ... | assistant director |
| Kudô Kuroki | ... | assistant director |
| Hiroko Nakamura | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Yûichi Inoue | ... | assistant art director |
| Aya Koshiga | ... | assistant art director |
| Megumi Saito | ... | assistant art director |
| Asami Suwa | ... | assistant art director |
| Yoshiko Tanigawa | ... | assistant art director |
| Mitsuki Yoshida | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Hidetoshi Goûkon | ... | assistant sound |
| Shinya Itô | ... | assistant sound |
| Masaya Kitada | ... | sound effects editor |
| Zenya Ohara | ... | sound |
| Shô Rizawa | ... | sound opticals |
Special Effects by
| Yûichi Inoue | ... | special effects compositor |
| Kazuhito Kimura | ... | special effects assistant |
| Yûki Maeda | ... | body effects designer |
| Hisashi Oda | ... | body effects designer |
| Susumu Sano | ... | special effects assistant |
| Shingo Takagi | ... | body effects designer |
| Kazuaki Takenaka | ... | special effects assistant |
Visual Effects by
| Yayoi Sasaki | ... | digital compositor |
| Emi Yamagishi | ... | opticals |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Masashi Adachi | ... | assistant photographer |
| Shunei Fukano | ... | electrician |
| Yusa Fukuda | ... | camera operator |
| Satoshi Hayashi | ... | assistant camera |
| Takeshi Kagami | ... | camera operator |
| Junko Kanda | ... | electrician |
| Takeshi Kitahara | ... | assistant camera |
| Motohisa Kobune | ... | assistant camera |
| Yôhei Kuniyoshi | ... | assistant photographer |
| Katsuyuki Miyazaki | ... | assistant photographer |
| Gen Nakamura | ... | assistant camera |
| Kazuma Ohshiro | ... | camera operator |
| Ayumi Sakamoto | ... | assistant camera |
| Takumi Sato | ... | camera operator |
| Michiyo Tenma | ... | still photographer |
| Masao Yamamoto | ... | assistant camera |
| Keisuke Yoshida | ... | assistant photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Asako Endô | ... | costume facilities manager |
| Nao Idei | ... | costume facilities manager |
| Hiroko Iwasaki | ... | costume producer |
Music Department
| Cocco | ... | composer: song "Blue Bird" |
| Takashi Kosaka | ... | arranger |
Additional Crew
| Machiko Bandô | ... | digital input/output |
| Tetsuya Gotô | ... | cooperation |
| Shoji Hamada | ... | special equipment |
| Kazuhito Haruo | ... | cooperation |
| Keiko Hino | ... | cooperation |
| Sachi Kabira | ... | cooperation |
| Yôhei Kasai | ... | cooperation |
| Kuri Kumazawa | ... | autopsy sketches |
| Yûji Kôtari | ... | cooperation |
| Munenori Nakagawa | ... | cooperation |
| Osamu Nakamura | ... | cooperation |
| Sakiko Ooshima | ... | choroegrapher |
| Dai Ozaki | ... | cooperation |
| Tomo Sasaki | ... | cooperation |
| Kaori Sato | ... | cooperation |
| Yoshihisa Sekino | ... | autopsy sketches supervisor |
| Makoto Shibata | ... | digital input/output |
| Naoko Shirakawa | ... | assistant choreographer |
| Shunichirô Suzuki | ... | cooperation |
| Teruo Tsuda | ... | title designer |
| Yûsuke Yamaguchi | ... | cooperation |
| Naoko Yamanishi | ... | cooperation |
| Shûji Yamashita | ... | cooperation |
| Yumiko Yamazaki | ... | cooperation |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Bright Angel Distribution (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Tartan (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- There's Enterprise (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Kam & Ronson Enterprise Co (2013) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Nikkatsu (2019) (World-wide) (except Japan)
- Palisades Tartan (2009) (United Kingdom)
- Palisades Tartan (2004) (United States)
- Rai 3 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Tartan Video (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Tartan (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Total Film Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Dzo Khola (costume cooperation)
- Extra Vision (costume cooperation)
- Gbroad (printing)
- H. Art Chaos (choreography)
- Issey Miyake (costume cooperation)
- Limi Feu (costume cooperation)
- Nagaileben (costume cooperation)
- Nankodo (books copyright)
- Regal (costume cooperation)
- Seio Printing (printing)
- Sonota Takusan no Hitobito (distribution cooperation)
- Takeo Kikuchi (costume cooperation)
- The Toho University, Medical Department (location cooperation)
- Ticket Pia (distribution cooperation)
- Tokyo Digital Technical College (location cooperation)
- Tokyo National Museum (location cooperation)
- University of Tokyo Library System (location cooperation)
- Y's for living (costume cooperation)
- Y's for man (costume cooperation)
- Yab-Yum (costume cooperation)
Storyline
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After a tragic car accident where his girlfriend Ryôko Ooyama (Nami Tsukamoto) died, Hiroshi Takagi (Tadanobu Asano) suffers amnesia with his memories completely blanked. When he sees a book about dissection, he decides to join the medical school with the support of his parents. In the dissection class, his group participates of the autopsy of a young woman, and while cutting apart the tissue, he partially recalls his accident. Later, when he sees a tattoo in the arm of the corpse, he discloses that she was his girlfriend and becomes obsessed to go further in the examination of the body. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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