Summer Lights
6.6
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.
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Hiroto Ogi
Akihiro Hatamoto
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Akane Tatsukawa
Michiko Takeda
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Yuzu Horie
Yuji Aoki
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Keiji Izumi
Mr. Etsuro Aoki
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Mamako Yoneyama
Mrs. Takeda
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Jean-Gabriel Périot Director · Yoko Harano Writer Denis Gravouil Cinematographer
First release September 20, 2016 · Produced in Japan, France · Languages French, Japanese
Production
Local Films
Production
Japan · France
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Original title
Lumières d'été – なつのひかり
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
French · Japanese
Release dates
Spain · September 20, 2016
Theatrical
France · August 16, 2017
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No release date listed for United States.
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