RADIANCE

naomi kawase

2017, 103’
Misako is a writer of film versions for the visually impaired. At a screening, she meets Nakamori, an older photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight. Misako soon discovers Nakamori’s photographs, who will strangely bring her back to her past. Together, they will learn to see the radiant world that was invisible to her eyes.

about the director naomi kawase

Born in Nara, Japan, she studied at the Osaka School of Photography. Made her directorial debut with Embracing, a documental short about the search for her father who left during her youth. She also directed films such as Suzaku, winner of the Caméra d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival; Shara; The Mourning Forest, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes; Hanezu; Still the Water; and An, winner of Audience Award to the Best Foreign Fiction at the 39th Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo, Brazil. 
   
Filmography
[2018] Vision
[2017] Radiance
[2015] Sweet Bean
[2014] Still the Water
[2012] Chiri
[2011] Hanezu
[2010] Genpin
[2007] The Mourning Forest
[2003] Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
[2003] Shara
[2000] Hotaru
[1997] Suzaku


TRAILER  

original title

hikari

country

Japan, France

ratings

12

screenplay

Naomi Kawase

cinematography

Arata Dodo

editing

Tina Baz

soundtrack

Raphael Hamburger, Ibrahim Maalouf

producer

Naoya Kinoshita, Masa Sawada, Yumiko Takebe

executive producer

Kino Films, Comme des Cinémas

cast

Masatoshi Nagase, Ayame Misaki, Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Shirakawa, Misuzu, Kanno

distribution

Imovision

contact

elias@imovision.com.br