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JAPAN · 1988

The Discarnates

Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese New Wave grief and loss parental relationships supernatural encounters life choices psychological haunting
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Synopsis

A recently divorced writer is reunited with the ghosts of his parents who died when he was a boy. However, every time he sees them he loses more life energy. Now, he must choose between starting a new life or staying forever in the past.

Year1988
CountryJapan
DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
MovementJapanese New Wave
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