Real

Real

2013 · 127 min · JA · 6.3 (70 votes)
Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · Starring Takeru Satoh, Haruka Ayase, Joe Odagiri, Shota Sometani, Keisuke Horibe, Yutaka Matsushige · Music Kei Haneoka

“I will do anything you say. Just open your eyes.”

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Neurosurgeon Koichi uses an experimental technique to enter the brain of his beloved Atsumi, who is in a coma after attempting suicide. In his quest, Koichi drifts steadily further into the sweltering marshes of the spirit. It is soon no longer clear what is real and what is not.

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A haunting dive into a surreal subconscious, this film feels like a waking dream. It's a melancholic, introspective journey through memory and trauma, wrapped in a dreamlike, psychological haze.

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