Follow the Light
In a fading village in the Japanese countryside, the school is about to be closed, which weighs heavily on the students. Freshly arrived from Tokyo with his father after an acrimonious divorce, the shy Akira escapes into drawing and agrees to participate in a mural project to mark the end of the institution.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 光を追いかけて |
| Year | 2021 |
| Country | Japan |
| Genre | Drama, Science Fiction |
| Director | Yoichi Narita |
| Runtime | 104 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.0/10 (7 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The director constructs a quiet drama on the contrast between a boy's fragile inner world and a village's relentless decline. It explores the metaphor of light not as a technological promise, but as a personal discovery, captured only on paper or a school wall.
What lingers after viewing is a meditative and melancholic resonance, where the sci-fi element acts as a subtle tool for examining memory and loss, not spectacle. The film leaves a gentle, persistent afterglow. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Yoichi Narita
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Best watched in a quiet evening setting, allowing its contemplative pace and visuals to fully resonate.
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