The Discarnates

The Discarnates
Theatrical poster
Directed byNobuhiko Obayashi
Written byTaichi Yamada
Screenplay byShin'ichi Ichikawa
Based on Strangers
by Taichi Yamada
Produced byKiyoshi Higuchi
Starring
CinematographyYoshitaka Sakamoto
Edited byKazuo Ota
Music byMasatsugu Shinozaki
Production
company
Shochiku
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • September 15, 1988 (1988-09-15)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The Discarnates (異人たちとの夏, Ijin Tachi to no Natsu) is a 1988 Japanese fantasy drama mystery film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi from a screenplay by Shin'ichi Ichikawa, based on a novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada.

Produced and distributed by Shochiku, the film was released in Japan on September 15, 1988. It was screened at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival where it competed for the Golden St. George but lost to Maurizio Nichetti's The Icicle Thief.