France / May 21, 2017 / U / Cannes Film Festival
Don't let them into your head.
2h 9min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a totally different person, and he is now gentle and tender. He goes for a walk every day. Meanwhile, journalist Sakurai covers the story of a family that was brutally murdered, when an unexplained phenomenon takes place.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Masahiro Higashide | Pastor |
| Kazuya Kojima | Detective Kurumada |
| Ken Mitsuishi | Suzuki |
| Takashi Sasano | Shinagawa |
| Kyoko Koizumi | Doctor |
| Saki Ohwada | Waitress |
| Kaho | |
| Shota Sometani | |
| Tomomitsu Adachi | |
| Shinya Hamada | |
| Kento Ogura |
Genres
Science FictionDramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 散歩する侵略者 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nikkatsu Corporation, Django Film, Shochiku, Nippon Television Network Corporation, WOWOW, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Pony Canyon, VPC, Office Saku, Hirata Office |
| Official site | beforewevanish.com |
| Release date | 6 settembre 2017 |
| Production | Nobuhiro Iizuka, Yumi Arakawa, Takehiko Aoki, Daisuke Kadoya, Tomomi Takashima, Yoshinori Chiba, 高嶋知美 |
| Writer | Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Sachiko Tanaka, Tomohiro Maekawa |
| Editing | Kôichi Takahashi |
| Cinematography | Akiko Ashizawa |
| Assistant directors | Takashi Kitano, Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Camera operators | Akiko Ashizawa |
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| Additional photography | Akiko Ashizawa |
| Production design | Norifumi Ataka, Tomoya Yamada |
| Art direction | Norifumi Ataka, Tomoya Yamada |
| Set decoration | Norifumi Ataka, Tomoya Yamada |
| Visual effects | Jun Yokoishi |
| Music | Yusuke Hayashi |
| Sound | Yusuke Hayashi |
| Collection | Shinryakusha Collection |
Release dates
Premiere
Switzerland / Jul 04, 2017 / Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
Spain / Oct 05, 2017 / Sitges Film Festival
Russia / Dec 11, 2017 / Japanese Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Sep 06, 2017 / Paris L'Etrange Festival
Japan / Sep 16, 2017
United States / Feb 02, 2018
Brazil / Apr 12, 2018
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Hong Kong / May 10, 2018
South Korea / Aug 16, 2018 / 15
Digital
France / Jul 14, 2018 / VOD
Greece / Oct 15, 2022 / K15 / Cinobo
Australia / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Belgium / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
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Canada / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Denmark / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Finland / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Iceland / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Ireland / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Netherlands / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
New Zealand / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Norway / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Sweden / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Switzerland / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
United Kingdom / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
United States / Dec 10, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Physical media
Japan / Mar 07, 2018
France / Nov 09, 2018 / DVD & Blu-Ray
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