Vanitas

Vanitas

2017•1h 45m

Drama

What is life like at a Japanese university? Four "friends" drift in and out of their friendships and face boredom, uncertainty and disengagement. And something more dangerous.

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Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Yohta Kawase

Yohta Kawase

Gaku Hosokawa

Gaku Hosokawa

Kaoru Iida

Kaoru Iida

Soichiro Tanaka

Soichiro Tanaka

Daichi Nogawa

YASU

Kouichi Ito

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