Luminous Woman

1987 1h 58m JA

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 6

Drama

Synopsis

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A hulking man from the country pursues his beloved to the underworld of Tokyo nightclubs, where he finds work as a sideshow wrestler and becomes involved with a faded opera singer.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michiru Akiyoshi
Yoshino Koyama
Keiji Mutō
Sensaku Matsunami
Narumi Yasuda
Kuriko Sakura
Hide Demon
Akanuma
Saburo Date
Kei Suma
Hitomi Nakahara
Mother
Chigusa Takayama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinji Sōmai
Writers: Yōzō Tanaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinji Sōmai, shot by Mutsuo Naganuma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shigeaki Saegusa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Michiru Akiyoshi and Keiji Mutō and Narumi Yasuda carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Shinji Sōmai directs. Mutsuo Naganuma behind the camera. Shigeaki Saegusa scores. Akira Suzuki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Shinji Sōmai, shot by Mutsuo Naganuma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shigeaki Saegusa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Michiru Akiyoshi and Keiji Mutō and Narumi Yasuda carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0093190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.