MOVIE · 2014
The Light Shines Only There
Drama120 min
In the northern port city of Hakodate, a man who has turned his back on love meets a woman who has already given up on it, and their brief summer together opens a narrow space for connection. Go Ayano and Chizuru Ikewaki lead as two troubled people on the fringes, drawn toward each other even as the difficulties in their lives remain unresolved. The film keeps its focus on small encounters and hard circumstances, with the seaside city around them shaping the story as much as the romance itself.
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