A Man Vanishes

A slippery, unsettling documentary that keeps dissolving the ground under you, leaving you unsure what was ever real.

Directed by

Shōhei Imamura

Genres

Drama, Documentary

Starring

Yoshie Hayakawa, Shōhei Imamura, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Tagline

The film is finished, but reality is not.

Overview

A Man Vanishes examines the concept of Johatsu, tackling the phenomenon of people missing in Japan over the years. It picks one such person from the list, someone who had seemed to disappear from the face of the earth due to embezzlement from his company, and the filmmakers begin an investigative documentary into the reasons behind and attempt at tracking him down.

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Identity, deception, isolation, obsession

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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