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Vermilion Souls

Vermilion Souls

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 15, 2007

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Drama

User Score

62%

Original Title

朱霊たち

Production Companies

Butoh Research Institute, Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, Television Trust for the Environment, La Maison du Butoh Blanc

Director

Masaki Iwana

Description

Set in Tokyo seven years after the end of WWII, this surreal story revolves around the dreams and realities of a young boy who strays into a strange mansion while out chasing fliers dropped by a small aeroplane. Confined inside are four adults suffering from an incurable disease ('porphyria', which the author avoids specifying by name in the screenplay) which prevents them from having exposure to the sun.