Japan 2017 129m      Directed by: Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Starring: Masami Nagasawa, Ryûhei Matsuda, Hiroki Hasegawa, Masahiro Higashide, Kyôko Koizumi, Kazuya Kojima, Atsuko Maeda, Ken Mitsuishi, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Takashi Sasano, Mahiro Takasugi, Yuri Tsunematsu. Music by: Yûsuke Hayashi.
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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Characteristic spooky Kurosawa romance but with added science fiction and suspense elements. The husband is acting strangely in hospital, the teenage girl emerges from the house blood stained and a cheery teenager connects with a reporter who shows up in a borrowed TV truck. The film spends most of it's not short running time exploring the mechanics of spaceman invasion and it's done through rather endearing aliens - even when they start wreaking havoc with very loud, government issue automatic weapons.
Scope filming and subdued playing register and the business of having the characters appear against backgrounds more brightly lit than they are manages to be eerie.
Review by Mozjoukine from the Internet Movie Database.