Where to Watch The Light Shines Only There (2014) in the UK

What it's about

In a Japanese port town, Tatsuo, a traumatized man, spends his days drifting aimlessly and his nights drinking himself to oblivion. Whiling his hours away at a pachinko parlor, he meets Takuji, a young man on parole who impulsively invites him to a shabby house on the outskirts of town. There, Tatsuo glimpses Takuji's bedridden father and callous mother, and meets his world-weary older sister Chinatsu. While immediately drawn to each other, romance is an unaffordable luxury for the emotionally closed-off Tatsuo and the disillusioned Chinatsu, who sells herself to provide for her family and keep her brother out of jail. As Tatsuo and Chinatsu take tentative steps towards a relationship, the happy-go-lucky Takuji latches onto Tatsuo, binding their fates. Each step they take to build a better life sets off a chain of actions that have devastating consequences.

Cast and crew

Director

Mipo Oh

Writer

Yasushi Satô, Ryô Takada

Starring

Gô Ayano, Chizuru Ikewaki, Masaki Suda

Details

Release date

Apr 19, 2014

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Awards

12 wins & 6 nominations total

Where to Watch The Light Shines Only There (2014) in the UK — common questions

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