Summer Lights

(2016)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2016

Runtime: 83 мин

Country: Japan, France

Director: Jean-Gabriel Périot

Cast: Hiroto Ogi, Akane Tatsukawa, Yuzu Horie, Keiji Izumi, ヨネヤマママコ

Plot

On the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Akihiro, a native Japanese filmmaker living in Paris, travels to Japan to interview survivors for a documentary commemorating the victims of the attack. Deeply moved by the interviews, he decides to take a break to wander through the city during which he meets Michiko, a merry, enigmatic young woman. Michiko takes him for a joyful and improvised journey from the city towards the sea where the horrors of the past are mingled with the simplicity of the present.