Real (2013)

Overview : Koichi and Atsumi are lovers who have known each other all their lives. A year ago, however, a suicide attempt by Atsumi left her in a coma. Through 'sensing', a type of neurosurgical procedure allowing contact with the intentional aspect of a comatose patient's mind, Koishi tries to find out why Atsumi tried to kill herself, and to bring her back to consciousness. He enters her subconscious, and is told to find a picture of a plesiosaur she drew when she was a child. It turns out that a childhood incident buried in their past will bring their minds together.

Release Date : June 1, 2013

Runtime : 127m

Genre : Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller  

Companies : TBS, TOHO, dentsu, Twins Japan, CBC, Amazon Japan, OORONG-SHA, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, AMUSE, WOWOW, GYAO, Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., The Asahi Shimbun

Countries : Japan

Keywords : coma, virtual reality, fog, surrealism, based on manga, pen, childhood friends, confronting the past, mind