The Blue Light

2003 1h 56m JA

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 24

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Synopsis

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Shuichi Kushimori is a 17 year old high school student who lives happily with his mother and stepsister. One day, without warning, his estranged stepfather returns home from a long absence. He quickly falls into a circle of drinking and starts abusing his ex-wife and daughter. When he begins making sexual advances towards Shuichi’s stepsister, Shuichi is compelled to take matters into his own hands.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kazunari Ninomiya
Shuuichi Kushimori
Aya Matsuura
Noriko Fukuhara
Anne Suzuki
Haruka Kushimori
Kansai Yamamoto
Ryuji Sone
Baijaku Nakamura
Eiji Yamamoto
Naomasa Musaka
Masashi Kano
Naoto Takenaka
Shishobako no Otoko
Kumiko Akiyoshi
Yuuko Kushimori

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yukio Ninagawa
Writers: Yukio Ninagawa, Takuya Miyawaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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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 Yukio Ninagawa, shot by Osamu Fujiishi. 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 Hideki Tougi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akimasa Kawashima 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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Kazunari Ninomiya and Aya Matsuura and Anne Suzuki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0400174 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yukio Ninagawa directs. Osamu Fujiishi behind the camera. Hideki Tougi scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yukio Ninagawa, shot by Osamu Fujiishi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Hideki Tougi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kazunari Ninomiya and Aya Matsuura and Anne Suzuki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0400174 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.