Hikari
2017 / 137m - Japan
Thriller, Drama
4.0*/5.0*
And Then There Was Light poster

Plot: The film revolves around three kids whose lives are violently disrupted when a tsunami hits the small island they live on. After the dust has settled they're shipped off the mainland, where they grow up separate from each other. 25 years later fate brings them back together, but life hasn't been kind to them and their reunion isn't a happy one. The past has left behind some considerable scars and when long forgotten secrets are dragged up a mean struggle for survival begins. One where old childhood bonds ar

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March 20, 2021

4.0*/5.0*

A raw and relentless drama with deeply rooted thriller elements. It feels like a cross between Rage and The Light Shines Only There. If that's a bit hard to grasp, that's perfectly okay since Ohmori delivers a strange and uncomfortable film, with stellar performances and a completely bonkers soundtrack. A neat little masterpiece.