Hikari

May 27 2017 N/A 1h 41m
Drama, Romance

The story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world.

Plot

At a firm specializing in creating audio descriptions for films to serve the visually impaired, a descriptive video transcriber comes to know one of the panel members who is a formerly successful photographer who has lost much of his eyesight. As the man loses his main mode of connecting with the world he also yields his other means away. The new acquaintanceship leads to man and woman coming to terms with their lives and professions and seeing the world in new ways.

Written by

Naomi Kawase

Directed by

Naomi Kawase

Production Countries

France, Japan

Production Companies

Comme des Cinémas, Kumie, Kinoshita Management

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,141
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
52
Popularity
NA