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The Light Shines Only There

そこのみにて光輝く (Sokonomi ni te Hikari Kagayaku)

Directed by Mipo O (呉美保)

2014•120 min
Genre
Drama
Topic
Love & Desire
Mood
Lingering
Language
Japanese

Synopsis

A man has thrown away love and a woman has given up on love. The two souls meet in a brief summer in the northern city of Hakodate.

Trailer

Selected Awards

Winner

Montreal World Film Festival

Best Director (2014)

Winner

Kinema Junpo

Best Film of the Year (2014)

Footnote

  1. First

    Japan's official Academy Award submission — for Best Foreign Language Film

Main Cast

Go AyanoGo AyanoTatsuo Sato
Chizuru IkewakiChizuru IkewakiChinatsu Oshiro
Masaki SudaMasaki SudaTakuji Oshiro
Hiroko IsayamaHiroko IsayamaMother
Kazuya TakahashiKazuya TakahashiTree Farm Owner
Shōhei HinoShōhei HinoTatsuo's Boss
Taijirō TamuraTaijirō TamuraFather

Director

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