The Sun

2016 2h 9m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Science Fiction

Synopsis

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The story is set in the early 21st century with the population decimated by bio terror. Two kinds of humans now exist. One is the Nokusu who were infected with a virus but survived and consequently they carry an antibody. Most are young, healthy and have high intelligence, but they have a high sensitivity to ultraviolet rays and are active mostly during the night. The other group are the Kyurio. They survived by never having the virus. The Nokusu discriminates against the Kyurio. Tetsuhiko Okudera is a Kyurio. He was born in a poor village. He isn't happy with being a Kyurio and wishes he could be a Nokusu. Yui Ikuta is Tetsuhiko’s childhood friend. She tries to revive the poor village.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ryunosuke Kamiki
Tetsuhiko Okudera
Mugi Kadowaki
Yui Ikuta
Kanji Furutachi
Soichi Ikuta
Yuki Furukawa
Fujita Morishige
Toshiki Ayata
Yukio Sasaki
Kouki Mizuta
Takumi Sasaki
Kazuya Takahashi
Yoji Kaneda
Yōko Moriguchi
Reiko Soga

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yu Irie
Writers: Tomohiro Maekawa, Yu Irie, Tomohiro Maekawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yu Irie, shot by Ryuto Kondo. 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 Yusuke Hayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Ryunosuke Kamiki and Mugi Kadowaki and Kanji Furutachi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4444446 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yu Irie directs. Ryuto Kondo behind the camera. Yusuke Hayashi scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Yu Irie, shot by Ryuto Kondo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yusuke Hayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Ryunosuke Kamiki and Mugi Kadowaki and Kanji Furutachi carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt4444446 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.