Glasses

"I know what freedom is."

2007 1h 46m JA

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7.1

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 43★7.1IMDB · 2,070

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Synopsis

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An overworked career woman leaves her life in the city for an island vacation only to encounter eccentric local inhabitants.

“I know what freedom is.”

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Cast

Satomi Kobayashi
Taeko
Mikako Ichikawa
Haruna
Ryo Kase
Yomogi
Ken Mitsuishi
Yuji
Masako Motai
Sakura
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Morishita
Ken
Koji

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Naoko Ogigami
Writers: Naoko Ogigami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Naoko Ogigami, shot by Noboru Tanimine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Satomi Kobayashi and Mikako Ichikawa and Ryo Kase carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I know what freedom is.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1016307 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Naoko Ogigami directs. Noboru Tanimine behind the camera. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Naoko Ogigami, shot by Noboru Tanimine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Satomi Kobayashi and Mikako Ichikawa and Ryo Kase carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "I know what freedom is.".
6IMDB entry: tt1016307 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "beach", "breakfast", "barbecue (bbq)", "woman director".

The technical file

Cinematography: Noboru Tanimine
Production design: Mayumi Tomita
Makeup / hair: Tomoko Miyazaki
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Glasses (2007)
IMDB rating: 7.1/10 · 2,070 votes

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total

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Walruse2018-02-04
★ 7/10
A slow and mellow feelgood comedy with some subtle absurdist touches about the career woman taking a break to a quiet island village. Works well as a lifter upper when life is heavy. But it also has an unintentional dark flip side once you start analyzing it; A mysterious central leader that promotes a low nutrition diet while collecting "gifts" and leading collective "merci" exercises in the sun and spending days doing introspective "twilighting" and projecting carefree happiness on a secluded location with limited outside communications... Is this a cult in the making? Yes, I'm joking. Maybe.
Alunauwie2026-01-01
★ 8/10
Megane follows Taeko, a woman seeking quiet who instead confronts unwanted interactions that slowly teach her the value of slowing down. Through minimal dialogue, gentle rhythms, and a sunlit island setting, the film portrays transformation not through conflict but through acceptance and presence. It becomes a meditative reminder that true calm is not something we chase, but something we learn to allow. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)