Lightning Over the Beyond

2023 2h 49m JA

Drama

Synopsis

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Progressing from sound to color, Lighting Over the Beyond is a road movie that traces the roots of cinema and the history of war while asking "What is war?" and "What is an enemy?".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gordon Maeda
Hikari
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Tomobe
Awich
Amy
Shogen
Itosu
Masaya Katō
Hikari (part 3)
Masayuki Itô
Katagiri

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshihiro Hanno
Writers: Yoshihiro Hanno, Yoshihiro Hanno, Natsuo Shimao
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 169 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshihiro Hanno, shot by Naoya Ikeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shogo Yokoyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Gordon Maeda and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi and Awich carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt22186802 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshihiro Hanno directs. Naoya Ikeda behind the camera. Shogo Yokoyama cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Clocks in at 169 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yoshihiro Hanno, shot by Naoya Ikeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Shogo Yokoyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gordon Maeda and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi and Awich carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt22186802 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.