Summer Lights
2016, Japanese. Directed by Jean-Gabriel Périot.
On the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Akihiro, a native Japanese filmmaker living in Paris, travels to Japan to interview survivors for a documentary commemorating the victims of the attack. Deeply moved by the interviews, he decides to take a break to wander through the city during which he meets Michiko, a merry, enigmatic young woman. Michiko takes him for a joyful and improvised journey from the city towards the sea where the horrors of the past are mingled with the simplicity of the present.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 20 September 2016
- Original title
- Lumières d'été – なつのひかり
- Country
- Japan, France
- Written by
- Jean-Gabriel Périot, Yoko Harano
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Summer Lights runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Who directed Summer Lights?
Summer Lights (2016) was directed by Jean-Gabriel Périot and stars Hiroto Ogi, Akane Tatsukawa, Yuzu Horie.