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Radiance

Original title: Hikari
  • 20172017
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
Radiance (2017)
  • Drama
  • Romance
A passionate writer of film versions for the visually impaired meets an older photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight.A passionate writer of film versions for the visually impaired meets an older photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight.A passionate writer of film versions for the visually impaired meets an older photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Naomi Kawase
  • Writer
    • Naomi Kawase(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Masatoshi Nagase
    • Ayame Misaki
    • Tatsuya Fuji
Top credits
  • Director
    • Naomi Kawase
  • Writer
    • Naomi Kawase(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Masatoshi Nagase
    • Ayame Misaki
    • Tatsuya Fuji
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Masatoshi Nagase in Radiance (2017)
    Masatoshi Nagase and Ayame Misaki in Radiance (2017)
    Ayame Misaki in Radiance (2017)
    Masatoshi Nagase and Ayame Misaki in Radiance (2017)
    Masatoshi Nagase and Ayame Misaki in Radiance (2017)
    Masatoshi Nagase and Ayame Misaki in Radiance (2017)
    Masatoshi Nagase and Ayame Misaki in Radiance (2017)
    Masatoshi Nagase and Ayame Misaki in Radiance (2017)
    Radiance (2017)
    Masatoshi Nagase and Ayame Misaki in Radiance (2017)
    Masatoshi Nagase and Ayame Misaki in Radiance (2017)
    Masatoshi Nagase and Ayame Misaki in Radiance (2017)

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    Masatoshi Nagase
    Masatoshi Nagase
    • Masaya Nakamorias Masaya Nakamori
    Ayame Misaki
    Ayame Misaki
    • Misako Ozakias Misako Ozaki
    Tatsuya Fuji
    Tatsuya Fuji
    • Kitabayashias Kitabayashi…
    Kazuko Shirakawa
    • Yasuko Ozakias Yasuko Ozaki
    Misuzu Kanno
    Misuzu Kanno
    • Tomokoas Tomoko…
    Mantarô Koichi
    • Akitoshias Akitoshi
    Chihiro Ohtsuka
    • Nakamori's Friend #1as Nakamori's Friend #1
    Nobumitsu Ônishi
    • Nakamori's Friend #2as Nakamori's Friend #2
    Noémie Nakai
    Noémie Nakai
    • Modelas Model
    Saori
    • Audiolocution Attending #2as Audiolocution Attending #2
    • (as Saori Koide)
    • Director
      • Naomi Kawase
    • Writer
      • Naomi Kawase(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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

    User reviews7

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Subtle, poetic film about loss, redemption and acceptance
    Saw this at TIFF on Saturday night. Packed theatre, sadly the director and none of the actors were in attendance. This was the first Naomi Kawase film I've seen, and I really enjoyed it. She's taken a relatively common film story line - an unlikely friendship between two people - and turned it into something quite authentic and memorable. One person is struggling with profound loss (blindness - he's a photographer) and the other is offering help while also working out her own issues (her father's death and her mother's senility). Kawase treats this subject matter very delicately, with lots of camera playing with light and several long- held close-ups of faces. The sound editor of this film should win a very big award, by the way. Sounds clearly play a big role in this film, and it's recorded and handled very well.

    Kawase shoots her actors in a strange way, and I haven't figured out yet if it was intentional for this film only, or if it's something she's done in her other films. She often cuts off the tops of heads when framing her actors. It's so obvious it must be intentional, and maybe it relates to a line in the film when the photographer says he can see better when he looks down. I'm not sure, but it's definitely noticeable and something to consider.

    Beautiful film...I was glad to get tickets to see a film from a director I was not familiar with, and also a film that will likely not be easy to see in a theatre outside of the festival circuit.
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    • musicismygirlfriend
    • Sep 18, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 27, 2017 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Mot solnedgången
    • Filming locations
      • Nara, Nara, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Comme des Cinémas
      • Kino Films
      • Kumie
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $380,560
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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