Radiance (2017)

A passionate writer of film versions for the visually impaired meets an older photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight.

Director:

Naomi Kawase

Writer:

Naomi Kawase (screenplay)

Stars:

Masatoshi Nagase, Ayame Misaki, Tatsuya Fuji

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Masatoshi Nagase	...	Masaya Nakamori
Ayame Misaki	...	Misako Ozaki
Tatsuya Fuji	...	Kitabayashi / Juzo
Kazuko Shirakawa	...	Yasuko Ozaki
Misuzu Kanno	...	Tomoko / Tokie
Mantarô Koichi	...	Akitoshi
Chihiro Ohtsuka	...	Nakamori's Friend #1
Nobumitsu Ônishi	...	Nakamori's Friend #2
Noémie Nakai	...	Model
Saori	...	Audiolocution Attending #2 (as Saori Koide)

Storyline

At a firm specializing in creating audio descriptions for films to serve the visually impaired, a descriptive video transcriber comes to know one of the panel members who is a formerly successful photographer who has lost much of his eyesight. As the man loses his main mode of connecting with the world he also yields his other means away. The new acquaintanceship leads to man and woman coming to terms with their lives and professions and seeing the world in new ways.

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Plot Keywords:

long haired woman | long hair | feminine hair | denim skirt | miniskirt | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film had its North American premiere at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) in September, 2017.

User Reviews

Somewhat underwhelming

Maybe my expectations were a bit too high after seeing Kawase's excellent An, but somehow this did not grip me as much. The story is decent, and the cinematography is good. The shots are pleasing, I would go so far as to call them loving. The music is not bad although a little melodramatic.

However the characters and story did not really pull me in, I did not get attached. It's not that I don't understand the minimalistic Asian approach, it's that I felt the performances were lacking, or the direction, or the editting... The whole thing just did not really gel for me.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Germany]

Country:

Japan France

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

27 May 2017 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Radiance

Filming Locations:

Nara, Nara, Japan

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$380,560

Company Credits

Production Co:

Comme des Cinémas, Kino Films, Kumie

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1