Follow the Light
2021, Japanese. Directed by Yoichi Narita.
In a fading village in the Japanese countryside, the school is about to be closed, which weighs heavily on the students. Freshly arrived from Tokyo with his father after an acrimonious divorce, the shy Akira escapes into drawing and agrees to participate in a mural project to mark the end of the institution.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 11 August 2021
- Original title
- 光を追いかけて
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yoichi Narita
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Follow the Light runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Follow the Light isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 August 2021. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Follow the Light?
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Who directed Follow the Light?
Follow the Light (2021) was directed by Yoichi Narita and stars Tsubasa Nakagawa, Itsuki Nagasawa, Rina Ikoma.