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Rei

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Wendy Ide Screen International 02/07/2024
[An] intricate, engrossing piece of storytelling that touches upon universal themes of human connection, and Japanese attitudes towards disability. Go to Full Review James Hadfield Japan Times 05/30/2024
3/5
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. Go to Full Review Zachary Goldkind In Review Online 04/14/2024
Tanaka’s debut is a disoriented work, one whose sundry of machinations fails to ever cohere. Go to Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 02/25/2024
6.5
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 Go to Full Review Forrest Cardamenis The Film Stage 02/07/2024
B
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Toshihiko Tanaka

Director

Takara Suzuki

Actor

Toshihiko Tanaka

Actor

Akio Ikeda

Shinya

Maeko Oyama

Asami

Keita Katsumata

Mitsuru

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Movie Info

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