Rei

Story

Synopsis

The title of Tanaka Toshihiko’s ambitious exploration of human relationships is polysemous. A genderless given name, the kanji character can similarly represent a variety of meanings. As such, it’s the perfect symbol for this portrait of early thirtysomething company employee Matsushita Hikari. Her life is stable and seemingly without worry, unlike many of those around her. But it’s through their struggles that they find their counterparts in life – the balance in relationships that steadies them. Hikari lacks this ballast and this begins to worry her. However, on a trip into the mountains of Hokkaido she encounters a Deaf landscape photographer, Masato. Through him Hikari embarks on a journey that will transform her sense of being and connectedness with the world.

Director

Toshihiko Tanaka

Writers

Toshihiko Tanaka

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

31 May 2024

Ensemble

Cast

• Takara Suzuki

  Matsushita Hikari

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  Toshihiko Tanaka

  Masato Uchimi

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  Maeko Oyama

  Asami Kimoto

• Shogo Moriyama

  Kohei Kimoto

• Ikeda Akio

  Shinya Sato

• Katsumata Keita

  Mitsuru Takeda

• Mayu Tano

  Rie Shiratani

• Ryuji Uchida

  Daisuke Utsumi

• Tsukiyama Manyumi

  Satomi Utsumi

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  Takashi Yano