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63% Critic Match
Real
“I will do anything you say. Just open your eyes.”
6.3 / 10• 2013• 2h 7m•NR• Japanese
Science FictionDramaThriller
Storyline
Neurosurgeon Koichi uses an experimental technique to enter the brain of his beloved Atsumi, who is in a coma after attempting suicide. In his quest, Koichi drifts steadily further into the sweltering marshes of the spirit. It is soon no longer clear what is real and what is not.
Cast & Crew
Takeru Satoh
Koichi Fujita
Lead
Haruka Ayase
Atsumi
Joe Odagiri
Sawano
Shota Sometani
Shingo Takagi
Keisuke Horibe
Yonemura
Yutaka Matsushige
Haruhiko
Kyoko Koizumi
Makiko
Kenta Hamano
Police Officer
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kiyoshi Kurosawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Real is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
