Radiance
aka Hikari First screened in August 2024
Director: Naomi Kawase. Cast: Ayame Misaki, Masatoshi Nagase, Tatsuya Fuji, Misuzu Kanno, Kazuko Shirakawa, Mantarō Koichi. Screenplay: Naomi Kawase. Twitter Capsule:
Familiar style; tone can get soft. Still, here for the multi-sided vantages on cinema, dis/ability, work, human affinity.
VOR:③
Kawase holding to template in some areas but shifting in others. Less "nature" than usual. Reveals more facets and ambiguities as it goes.
