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Radiance

Radiance

20176.51h 41m

Overview

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

Directed by Naomi Kawase
Written by Naomi Kawase
Produced by Yumiko Takebe, Masa Sawada
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Top Cast

Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

Masaya Nakamori

Ayame Misaki

Ayame Misaki

Misako Ozaki

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

Kitabayashi / Juzo

Kazuko Shirakawa

Kazuko Shirakawa

Yasuko Ozaki

Misuzu Kanno

Misuzu Kanno

Tomoko / Tokie

Mantaro Koichi

Mantaro Koichi

Sano

Chihiro Ohtsuka

Chihiro Ohtsuka

Nakamori's Friend #1

Nobumitsu Ohnishi

Nobumitsu Ohnishi

Nakamori's Friend #2

Saori

Saori

Audiolocution Attending #2

Noemie Nakai

Noemie Nakai

Model

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About Radiance

Radiance is a romance, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Naomi Kawase, it stars Masatoshi Nagase, Ayame Misaki, Tatsuya Fuji. The story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world.

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