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Anti-War Drama Film from Japan – KANATA NO SENKŌ: LIGHTNING OVER THE BEYOND

Film & Other Media
In Person
Okinawa Association of America (OAA)
Yamauchi Bldg. 16500 S. Western Ave. Gardena, California, United States of America

Date: Sept. 8, 2024

Time: 1 p.m.



$5 General Public • $5一般
TICKETS チケット:
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FREE for OAA members • 県人会会員は無料
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Japanese with English subtitles
日本語、英語字幕

Trailer 予告編: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-iWCzM_IckY


CONTENT WARNING (not suitable for minors): 
Intense situations (non-violent), profanity, and brief scenes of alcohol consumption, sexual intimacy, and implied domestic abuse

映画内容・描写に関する警告 (未成年者の視聴には適していません): この映画には緊迫した状況 (暴力描写はなし)、不適切な言葉、短いがアルコールを摂取する場面、性的親密さの描写、家庭内暴力を暗示したシーンが含まれています

A 10-year-old boy named Hikari, who lost his sight shortly after birth, experiences the world through "sound" and records his world on cassette tapes. There was a possibility that an operation could restore Hikari's sight. After being persuaded by his mother, he decides to undergo the surgery.

At the age of 20, Hikari (played by Gordon Maeda) is strongly guided by the photographs of Shomei Tōmatsu (1930-2012) to Nagasaki. There, he meets a self-proclaimed revolutionary named Tomobe (Hiroyuki Ikeuchi), who invites him to make a documentary film. Hikari ends up tracing the remnants of the war in Nagasaki and Okinawa. During his journey, he encounters a resilient woman with emotional scars, Emi (Awich), and a man who loves Okinawa and his family, Itosu (Shōgen). The painful memories of the war and the lives of these three individuals begin to deeply shake Hikari’s life. Amid the scorching days, what does Hikari see through his eyes?

Then, in 2070, 51 years later, 71-year-old Hikari (Masaya Kato) lives in a world that has changed drastically–– (Synopsis translated from film's website)

生まれて間もなく視力を失った10歳の少年・光(ヒカリ)。光にとって世界は「音」であり、彼はカセットテープに自分の世界を録音してゆく。光の眼は手術をすれば視力を得られる可能性があった。母の説得により、手術を受けることを決意するが・・・。

20歳になった光(眞栄田郷敦)は、東松照明(1930-2012)の写真に強く導かれるように長崎へ。

旅先で出会った自称革命家の男・友部(池内博之)にドキュメンタリー映画製作に誘われ、長崎・沖縄の戦争の痕跡を辿ることになる。その中で、心に傷を負いつつもたくましく生きる女・詠美(Awich)、沖縄を愛し家族を愛する男・糸洲(尚玄)と出会う。戦争の痛ましい記憶と彼ら3人の生き様は、光の人生を大きく揺さぶり始める。灼熱の日々の中、光の眼に映るものとは、何か?

そして、51年後の2070年、71歳になった光(加藤雅也)。彼の生きる世界は大きく変容していた–– (映画のウェブサイトからの概要)


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