Your Eyes Tell

"An ex-convict meets a blind girl."

2020 2h 3m JA

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 523

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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A tragic accident lead to Akari's blindness, but she clings to life and the smaller pleasures it can still afford her. She meets Rui and begins to talk to him. Rui was once a promising kickboxer, but something happened in his past. Akari's smile brings out a change in Rui. However, the two are connected in more than one way. Rui attempts to do what is right.

“An ex-convict meets a blind girl.”

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Cast

Yuriko Yoshitaka
Akari Kashiwagi
Ryusei Yokohama
Rui Shinozaki
Ryosei Tayama
Chairman Ouchi
Kyosuke Yabe
Jin Harada
Toru Nomaguchi
Takafumi Ozaki
Eita Okuno
Mitsuru Kuji
Akane Sakanoue
Keiko Tsunomori
Yoshinori Okada
Susumu Sakamoto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takahiro Miki
Writers: Song Il-gon, Yuichi Toyone, Roh Hong-jin
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takahiro Miki, shot by Mitsuru Komiyama. 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 mio-sotido. 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 Tatsuya Yanagisawa 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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Yuriko Yoshitaka and Ryusei Yokohama and Ryosei Tayama carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An ex-convict meets a blind girl.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11051974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takahiro Miki directs. Mitsuru Komiyama behind the camera. mio-sotido scores. Tatsuya Yanagisawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Directed by Takahiro Miki, shot by Mitsuru Komiyama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by mio-sotido. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Tatsuya Yanagisawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yuriko Yoshitaka and Ryusei Yokohama and Ryosei Tayama carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "An ex-convict meets a blind girl.".
7IMDB entry: tt11051974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.