The Blue Light (2003)
Ao no hono-o
116 min
Shuichi Kushimori is a 17 year old high school student who lives happily with his mother and stepsister. One day, without warning, his estranged stepfather returns home from a long absence. He quickly falls into a circle of drinking and starts abusing his ex-wife and daughter. When he begins making sexual advances towards Shuichi’s stepsister, Shuichi is compelled to take matters into his own hands.
- Release date
- March 15, 2003
- Country of origin
- Japan
Where to watch
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Cast
- Kazunari Ninomiya as Shuuichi Kushimori
- Aya Matsuura as Noriko Fukuhara
- Anne Suzuki as Haruka Kushimori
- Kansai Yamamoto as Ryuji Sone
- Baijaku Nakamura as Eiji Yamamoto
- Naomasa Musaka as Masashi Kano
- Naoto Takenaka as Shishobako no Otoko
- Kumiko Akiyoshi as Yuuko Kushimori
- Toshiaki Karasawa as Shintaro Kanzaki
- Mike Han
Crew
- Yukio Ninagawa · Director
- Yukio Ninagawa · Writer
- Takuya Miyawaki · Writer
- Yûsuke Kishi · Writer
- Tamotsu Shiina · Producer
- Hideki Tôgi · Composer
- Osamu Fujiishi · Cinematographer
- Akimasa Kawashima · Editor