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Before We Vanish

2017 · 129 min · Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa ★ IMDb 6.2 · 3,211 ratings

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As vanguards of an invasion of the planet three aliens take possession of host bodies and assume human form. With superior technology, skills, strength and endurance the invading species is learning quickly and is sure to overwhelm the people of this planet. Unexpectedly, however, there is one force that could neuter the offensive.

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Before We Vanish (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe30%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Tension
Curiosity
Love
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity47 %30 %43 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Humor51 %32 %46 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity55 %33 %53 %4 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Humor53 %25 %54 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity51 %19 %50 %14 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Humor53 %24 %45 %18 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity53 %34 %46 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity56 %35 %55 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 55′Curiosity59 %36 %60 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity59 %49 %55 %6 %
52.5 %≈ 68′Tension63 %59 %43 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 74′Love64 %59 %35 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 81′Tension63 %60 %38 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 87′Tension64 %64 %40 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 94′Tension66 %66 %39 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 100′Tension68 %68 %34 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 106′Tension73 %73 %30 %24 %
87.5 %≈ 113′Tension83 %76 %34 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 119′Love85 %56 %36 %66 %
97.5 %≈ 126′Love80 %28 %32 %75 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Masami Nagasawa

Narumi Kase

RM
Ryuhei Matsuda

Shinji Kase

MT
Mahiro Takasugi

Amano

YT
Yuri Tsunematsu

Akira Tachibana

AM
Atsuko Maeda

Asumi Kase

KK
Kazuya Kojima

Detective Kurumada

TS
Takashi Sasano

Shinagawa

KK
Kyôko Koizumi

Doctor

SO
Saki Ohwada

Waitress

K
Kaho

TA
Tomomitsu Adachi

SH
Shinya Hamada

KO
Kento Ogura

SM
Soh Morishita

Ikiume

Details

Directed by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Sachiko Tanaka, Tomohiro Maekawa
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
129 min
Country
Japan
Genres
Drama, Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 3,211 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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