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Rei

2024 3h 9m Drama List
80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
Hikari is in her early thirties and lives and works in Tokyo. She has no particular problems but is unable to find her own value. In contrast to her, the people around her have their own big problems. Everyone has their own counterparts, clumsily balancing themselves by connecting with each other. By chance, Hikari meets a deaf landscape photographer who lives deep in the mountains of Hokkaido, far from Tokyo. Through this connection, Hikari begins to discover the value of her own existence, which gradually destroys her relationships with those around her.

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Wendy Ide Screen International [An] intricate, engrossing piece of storytelling that touches upon universal themes of human connection, and Japanese attitudes towards disability. Feb 7, 2024 Full Review James Hadfield Japan Times Hikari and Masato’s tale reaches a fitting conclusion, in a scene that goes from cringeworthy to achieving a moment of startling clarity. Like “Rei” as a whole, it tugs you both ways at once. Rated: 3/5 May 30, 2024 Full Review Zachary Goldkind In Review Online Tanaka’s debut is a disoriented work, one whose sundry of machinations fails to ever cohere. Apr 14, 2024 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse As such, it is quite interesting to discern whether the movie's faults outweigh its merits, with both actually being in abundance here. In that regard, I have to say that the latter come on top Rated: 6.5 Feb 25, 2024 Full Review Forrest Cardamenis The Film Stage The actors sell the big emotional beats, and nobody could accuse Tanaka of being unclear in a quieter sequence or failing to undersell the film’s numerous shifts in tone. Rated: B Feb 7, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Hikari is in her early thirties and lives and works in Tokyo. She has no particular problems but is unable to find her own value. In contrast to her, the people around her have their own big problems. Everyone has their own counterparts, clumsily balancing themselves by connecting with each other. By chance, Hikari meets a deaf landscape photographer who lives deep in the mountains of Hokkaido, far from Tokyo. Through this connection, Hikari begins to discover the value of her own existence, which gradually destroys her relationships with those around her.
Director
Toshihiko Tanaka
Producer
Toshihiko Tanaka, Akio Ikeda
Screenwriter
Toshihiko Tanaka
Production Co
No Saint & Bloom
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
3h 9m