Vital fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some absurdist humor and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, mystery, and everyday modern life
Standout characters
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Vital is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
Some absurdist humor and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some absurdist humor and dark humor.
The mind, mystery, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around the mind, mystery, and everyday modern life. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Vital is included with a subscription to ARROW in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 6.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 86%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 26 min
Vital runs 1 h 26 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Vital higher (86) than audiences (69). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
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6.7
