Ryuichi Hiroki	...	(Director)
Mari Akasaka, Haruhiko Arai	...	(Writer)
Shinobu Terajima	...	Rei Hayakawa
Nao Omori	...	Takatoshi (as Nao Ohmori)
Riho Makise	...
Jun Murakami	...
Eugene Nomura	...
Miki Sakajou	...
Tomorowo Taguchi	...
Eriko Takayanagi	...
Masahiro Toda	...
Kazuhiro Suzuki	...	Cinematographer
Nao Ohmori	...	Takatoshi

Summary: Adapted from Mari Akasaka's novel, the film follows Rei, a woman so divorced from her environment that the only sensation she feels is the vibration from her cell phone. Rei is consumed by her own thoughts and her own inability to deal with everyday matters. A chance meeting with a truck driver, Okabe, allows Rei to embark on an intimate road trip.

The confines of a truck cab liberate Rei from her own claustrophobic obsessions and allow her to make contact with another person. Here we see interior and exterior motivations released as the two wrestle with the confusion of knowing what they do not want, but knowing less what they do want.

Vibrator is a beautiful film that follows the internal dialogue and thoughts of two people connecting intimately, possibly for the very first time. Although the film takes place in the confines of a truck cab the two are also traversing the Japanese countryside. The dichotomy between wide-open space and internal thoughts is deliberate. Vibrator is an extremely slow moving film that remains riveting throughout with its honest and intimate look at two individuals. Both actors are brilliant; Shinobu Terajima plays Rei Hayakawa, while Nao Omori (Ichi from Miike’s Ichi the Killer) is Takatoshi.

It’s funny, although the cast is listed as fairly big, I can only recall seeing two people worth mentioning.

Vibrator is unique & powerful I absolutely loved it. The final scene made me reflect on how important it is to recognized love when you have it, and hold onto it like nothing else matters.

I should mention that Director Ryuichi Hiroki has done three outstanding film that I have seen recently: Vibrator / I am an S&M Writer / Tokyo Trash Baby. Pretty hard to go wrong with this guy. He is a master of low-budget, thought provoking and intriguing films