The Real You

A quiet, emotionally heavy mystery that uses speculative technology to explore grief and memory, asking for patience and close attention.

Directed by

Yuya Ishii

Genres

Drama, Science fiction

Starring

Sosuke Ikematsu, Ayaka Miyoshi, Koshi Mizukami

Overview

Why had a mother who seemed happy desired to end her own life? Desperate to uncover his mother’s true intentions, Sakuya ventures into uncharted technological territory. He turns to VF (Virtual Figure), a technology that aggregates personal data from one’s life to create a “human” in a virtual space.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Grief, identity, memory, technology

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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