Before We Vanish
“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.
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Part of Shinryakusha Collection
2 films
Cast
20 people
Masami Nagasawa
Narumi Kase
Known for
From Up on Poppy Hill
Your Name.
Ryuhei Matsuda
Shinji Kase
Known for
The Raid 2
Blue Spring
Mahiro Takasugi
Amano
Known for
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Kakegurui
Yuri Tsunematsu
Akira Tachibana
Known for
Alice in Borderland
The Naked Director
Hiroki Hasegawa
Journalist Sakurai
Known for
Shin Godzilla
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Atsuko Maeda
Asumi Kase
Known for
The Complex
To the Ends of the Earth
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Maruo
Known for
ERASED
The Naked Director
Masahiro Higashide
Pastor
Known for
Last Samurai Standing
Asako I & II
Kazuya Kojima
Detective Kurumada
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Guilty of Romance
Ken Mitsuishi
Suzuki
Known for
THE DAYS
Audition
Takashi Sasano
Shinagawa
Known for
Sanctuary
Love and Honor
Kyoko Koizumi
Doctor
Known for
First Love
Tokyo Sonata
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director · Sachiko Tanaka Screenplay Tomohiro Maekawa Author
United States release February 2, 2018 · Produced in Japan · Production Django Film, Shochiku
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production · Studio
Django Film
Production
Shochiku
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
WOWOW
Production
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Production
Pony Canyon
Production
VPC
Production
Office Saku
Production
Hirata Office
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
散歩する侵略者
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
France · May 21, 2017
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Japan · September 16, 2017
Theatrical
United States · February 2, 2018
Theatrical
United States · December 10, 2025
Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Australia
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Belgium
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Brazil
April 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Canada
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Denmark
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Finland
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
France
September 6, 2017 · Theatrical · Paris L'Etrange Festival
March 14, 2018 · Theatrical
July 14, 2018 · Digital · VOD
November 9, 2018 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
November 25, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Greece
October 15, 2022 · Digital · Cinobo
Hong Kong SAR China
May 10, 2018 · Theatrical
Iceland
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Ireland
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Japan
March 7, 2018 · Physical
Netherlands
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
New Zealand
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Norway
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Russia
December 11, 2017 · Premiere · Japanese Film Festival
South Korea
August 16, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
October 5, 2017 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
Sweden
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Switzerland
July 4, 2017 · Premiere · Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
United Kingdom
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
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