The Light of Spring
2022, Japanese. Directed by Fumito Fujikawa.
The story begins with a little boy named Syui, a cheerful child who is focussed on going to a museum with his father. Unbeknownst to him, when he returns home, his mother and sister will be gone as his parents have decided to separate. We get a glimpse of what happens to Syui and his family during this period. In his latest film, FUJIKAWA Fumito (The Name of the Whale (2015), winner of the Audience Award at the 2015 Pia Film Festival) presents a dramamentary shot in the suburbs of Tokyo with a real-life family of four acting out the split. With no script to work from and naturalistic performances from the Hirabuki family based on their everyday lives, FUJIKAWA and his non-professional cast give us an honest snapshot of contemporary city life in Japan in a light but absorbing experience.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 12 March 2022
- Original title
- ひかりのどけき
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The Light of Spring runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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The Light of Spring isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 March 2022. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Light of Spring?
The Light of Spring (2022) was directed by Fumito Fujikawa and stars Masana Hirabuki, Yuki Hirabuki, Shui Hirabuki.