Luminous Woman(HIKARU ONNA)
Dir: Somai Shinji
Japan, 1987, Japanese, 118mins, DCP, Category III
Cast: Muto Keiji, Yasuda Narumi, Akiyoshi Michiru
Oscillating between beauty and cruelty, the fantastical and the grotesque, this surrealist tale weaves selfdiscovery and love in a magenta-tinged Tokyo, deftly shedding light on urban decay, oppression and social inequalities. Leaving the Hokkaido mountains to find his fiancée, a burly man is soon drawn into the gladiator pits of a nightclub. Deadly wrestling is juxtaposed with opera arias and acrobatic jesters, fusing the macabre and the fairy tale in a netherworld of broken dreams and primal struggles. At once disturbing and enchanting, Somai’s allegorical feature ventures into a bizarre, ethereal realm, where love still offers a glimmer of hope amidst the darkness.
Japan Academy Film Prize: Newcomer of the Year and Best Editing
Kinema Junpo Top Ten: #9 and Best New Actress
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
THE BEAUTY AND BRUTALITY OF YOUTH - THE FILMS OF SOMAI SHINJI
Buy Ticket 2024-08-17 (Sat)
17:1517MC02Full House 2024-08-22 (Thu)
19:3022AC01
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
M+ Cinema (Venue)
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Full House