Summer Lights

Summer Lights

83 mins | Drama | Sept. 20, 2016

Akihiro, a native japanese filmmaker living in Paris, came to Japan to interview survivors for a documentary celebrating the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Deeply moved by the interviews, he decided to take a break and wanders through the city during which he meets Michiko, a merry and enigmatic young woman. Michiko takes him for a joyful and improvised journey from the city towards the sea where the horrors of the past are mingled to the simplicity of the present.

Summer Lights

83 mins | Drama | Sept. 20, 2016

Summer Lights
Akihiro, a native japanese filmmaker living in Paris, came to Japan to interview survivors for a documentary celebrating the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Deeply moved by the interviews, he decided to take a break and wanders through the city during which he meets Michiko, a merry and enigmatic young woman. Michiko takes him for a joyful and improvised journey from the city towards the sea where the horrors of the past are mingled to the simplicity of the present.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Local Films
Original title Lumières d'été – なつのひかり
Directors Jean-Gabriel Périot
Writers Yoko Harano, Jean-Gabriel Périot

Cast

Hiroto Ogi

as Akihiro Hatamoto

Akane Tatsukawa

as Michiko Takeda

Yuzu Horie

as Yuji Aoki

Keiji Izumi

as Mr. Etsuro Aoki

Mamako Yoneyama

as Mrs. Takeda