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The Light Shines Only There

Original title: Soko nomi nite hikari kagayaku
  • 20142014
  • 2h
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6.6/10
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Soko nomi nite hikari kagayaku (2014)
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Two troubled souls living on the fringes of a port town fall in love, but their trials are far from over.Two troubled souls living on the fringes of a port town fall in love, but their trials are far from over.Two troubled souls living on the fringes of a port town fall in love, but their trials are far from over.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
608
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  • Director
    • Mipo Oh
  • Writers
    • Yasushi Satô(based on the novel by)
    • Ryô Takada(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gô Ayano
    • Chizuru Ikewaki
    • Masaki Suda
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mipo Oh
  • Writers
    • Yasushi Satô(based on the novel by)
    • Ryô Takada(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gô Ayano
    • Chizuru Ikewaki
    • Masaki Suda
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    • 7User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 6 nominations

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    Gô Ayano and Masaki Suda in Soko nomi nite hikari kagayaku (2014)
    Chizuru Ikewaki in Soko nomi nite hikari kagayaku (2014)
    Chizuru Ikewaki and Gô Ayano in Soko nomi nite hikari kagayaku (2014)

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    Gô Ayano
    Gô Ayano
    • Tatsuo Satoas Tatsuo Sato
    Chizuru Ikewaki
    • Chinatsu Ohshiroas Chinatsu Ohshiro
    Masaki Suda
    Masaki Suda
    • Takuji Ohshiroas Takuji Ohshiro
    Kazuya Takahashi
    • Nakajimaas Nakajima
    Shôhei Hino
    • Matsumotoas Matsumoto
    Hiroko Isayama
    • Kazuko Oshiroas Kazuko Oshiro
    Taijirô Tamura
    • Taiji Oshiroas Taiji Oshiro
    Eita Okuno
    Morio Akada
    • Director
      • Mipo Oh
    • Writers
      • Yasushi Satô(based on the novel by)
      • Ryô Takada(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    In a Japanese port town, Tatsuo, a traumatized man, spends his days drifting aimlessly and his nights drinking himself to oblivion. Whiling his hours away at a pachinko parlor, he meets Takuji, a young man on parole who impulsively invites him to a shabby house on the outskirts of town. There, Tatsuo glimpses Takuji's bedridden father and callous mother, and meets his world-weary older sister Chinatsu. While immediately drawn to each other, romance is an unaffordable luxury for the emotionally closed-off Tatsuo and the disillusioned Chinatsu, who sells herself to provide for her family and keep her brother out of jail. As Tatsuo and Chinatsu take tentative steps towards a relationship, the happy-go-lucky Takuji latches onto Tatsuo, binding their fates. Each step they take to build a better life sets off a chain of actions that have devastating consequences. —Sachiko
    • woman slaps a man
    • pachinko
    • hakodate
    • hokkaido
    • kiss
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      Japan's official Foreign Language Film submission for the 87th Academy Awards®.

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    Grim, but well acted
    This is a really elegantly made film all around. Of course, it's grim but the colors and the cinematography do a good job of highlighting just the right type of tone needed for the narrative and these characters' journeys. And emotional journeys they do take. The actors are really fantastic though, and really do make it a powerful sort of journey, much more effective than I would've thought as how the film started. I do think it's such an uncomfortable viewing experience though, not an easy one and while I can usually handle that, I don't think this is a great film though. Effective, but certain writing issues keep it from getting on another level. Still, recommended.
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    • Dec 9, 2014

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    • Release date
      • April 19, 2014 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
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    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Tylko tam pada światło
    • Filming locations
      • Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
    • Production company
      • Wilco Co.
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      2 hours
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      • Color

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