Radiance

Director: Naomi Kawase

2017 / 101min / Digital

Misako (Ayame Misaki), an intensely conscientious writer struggling with the challenges presented by her job composing faithful descriptions of motion pictures for the visually impaired, finds an inspiration, an intellectual sparring partner, and the possibility of love in the figure of Masaya (Masatoshi Nagase), an acclaimed photographer who is gradually growing blind. A disarmingly earnest, exquisitely composed meditation from Kawase on the cinematic image in the form of a romantic melodrama, featuring Fuji as an experienced filmmaker/actor who Misako bedevils with questions concerning art and morality.