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 ... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| VarietyDavid RooneyMacabre yet oddly poignant, graphically physical but also metaphysical, clinical yet unexpectedly soulful. |
| Eye for FilmAnton BitelVital sees Tsukamoto, a director who is never less than fascinating, in his finest form, tackling the mysteries of human identity with an elegiac calm. Vital viewing. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairA typically worthless endeavor from noted hack Shinya Tsukamoto... |
| User ReviewMarina GPau dice que es una de las mejores pelÃculas, que tengo que verla ya!! |
| User ReviewGabriel KA movie about the function of memory and personality; about sadness and loss; about dreams and reality. Tsukamoto does something here that most film-makers never do, even after making dozens of films: he gives us moments of stark, transcendental beauty. This is as close to visual literature as you will ever get. Ryoko's dancing embodies the title: as a ghost of a memory that will soon fade, she suddenly lives for all that she's worth. |
| User ReviewSue WI had all the expectations of a chaotic Tsukamoto film. This is a change though. Languorous shots of corridors and a refreshing use of colour make this stand out from his previous work. There is a serious message lurking behind the disturbing plot. Surprisingly impressive. |
| User ReviewLilia PThis movie makes me feel better about being alive and usually somewhat unhappy. Which is far more valuable to me than gaping, slack-jawed and mouth breathing at some Lynchian visual myopia that will guarantee I don't sleep that night. |
| User ReviewBognar RIncredible post modern tale about learning to live beyond great tragedy, regaining the past while looking to the future. One of Tsukamoto's most introspective films. |
| User ReviewCallum RYet another fantastic movie featuring Tadanobou Asano. |
| User ReviewPrivate UIt was a little hard to grasp at first, but as the main characters memory becomes clearer and clearer, we are exposed to one of the more romantic and morbid tales of grief ever put on film. It's beautiful in everyway, from the interpretive dancing to the anatomy scenes. |
