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Radiance

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Misako is a passionate 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, which will strangely bring her back to her past. Together, they will learn to see the radiant world that was invisible to her eyes.

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Namrata Joshi The Hindu Jul 12, 2018
The film moves languidly, pausing interminably on the innumerable close-ups and somehow manages to render a potentially profound take on the urgency for conversation and interaction into maudlin melodrama. Go to Full Review
David Jenkins Little White Lies May 26, 2017
It's all set-up and no follow through. Go to Full Review
David Sexton London Evening Standard May 25, 2017
4/5
Gentle and delicate, touching and open-hearted. Go to Full Review
Alan Ng Film Threat May 1, 2023
7.5/10
Radiance is a drama in every sense of the word. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film May 1, 2023
4.5/5
It’s a love story of sorts, but one which demands a lot more of its protagonists – and its audience – than most of its ilk. Go to Full Review
Chris Mello In Review Online Apr 28, 2023
But because the film is so often satisfied to lifelessly plod through the motions of a middling drama so light it might evaporate, there’s not enough here to engage with past the surface. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Naomi Kawase

Director

Masatoshi Nagase

Masaya Nakamori

Ayame Misaki

Misako Ozaki

Tatsuya Fuji

Kitabayashi

Kazuko Shirakawa

Yasuko Ozaki

Misuzu Kanno

Tomoko

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Movie Info

Synopsis Misako is a passionate 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, which will strangely bring her back to her past. Together, they will learn to see the radiant world that was invisible to her eyes.
Director
Naomi Kawase
Producer
Masa Sawada, Naoya Kinoshita, Yumiko Takebe
Screenwriter
Naomi Kawase
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Kino Films, Kumie, Inc., Comme des Cinémas
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 14, 2018
Runtime
1h 41m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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