Radiance

Produced in 2017

Film Information

Festival Edition 2017 - Edition 17

Section Panorama

Director Naomi Kawase

Country Japan, France

Duration 117 min

Language Japanese (English Subtitles)

Category Panorama 2017

Producer Naoko Nishida (Kino Films)

Screenplay Naomi Kawase

Cast Mastoshi Hasegawa, Ayane Misaki, Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Shirakawa

Genre Drama

Synopsis

Misako is a passionate writer of film versions for the visually impaired. At a screening, she meets Masaya, an older photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight. Misako soon discovers Masaya’s photographs, which strangely bring her back to her past. Together, they will learn to see the radiant world that was invisible to her eyes.