2007
6.2 (4 votes)
1h 44m
Official Website
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Butoh Research Institute
Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs
Television Trust for the Environment
La Maison du Butoh Blanc
Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs
Television Trust for the Environment
La Maison du Butoh Blanc
Vermilion Souls (朱霊たち)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Masaki Iwana
Screenplay: Masaki Iwana
Director of Photography: Pascale Marin
Producer: Hiroyuki Kawaida, Véronique Revil, Masaki Iwana, Shûkichi Koizumi
Top Cast
Videos
Vermilion Souls - trailer
