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A young man awakens in the hospital after an accident wipes his memory. Fascinated by a textbook full of drawings of dissections, Hiroshi is drawn to medical school. There he catches the eye of a fellow student, but it's another who becomes his obsession: the dead woman on the cadaver table.
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Tadanobu Asano
Hiroshi Takagi
Known for
Shōgun
Thor: The Dark World
Nami Tsukamoto
Ryoko Ooyama
No other roles listed
Kiki
Ikumi
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Kazuyoshi Kushida
Hiroshi's Father
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Hiroshi's Mother
Known for
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
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Hana Kino
Mrs. Ooyama
Known for
Swing Girls
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Go Riju
Dr. Nakai
Known for
Gannibal
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Jun Kunimura
Mr. Ooyama
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Audition
Ittoku Kishibe
Dr. Kashiwabuchi
Known for
Zatoichi
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Masato Tsujioka
Known for
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Shinya Tsukamoto Director
First release September 9, 2004 · Produced in Japan · Original title ヴィタール
Production
Kaijyu Theater
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Japan
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Original title
ヴィタール
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 9, 2004
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan · December 11, 2004
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
January 28, 2010 · Physical · DVD premiere
April 14, 2025 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 4, 2025 · Digital · 2025-VF00168
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