Radiance

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Radiance

2017

1h 41m

6.5(109 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

The story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world.

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10 members

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永瀬正敏

Masaya Nakamori

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水崎綾女

Misako Ozaki

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藤竜也

Kitabayashi / Juzo

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白川和子

Yasuko Ozaki

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神野三鈴

Tomoko / Tokie

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小市慢太郎

Sano

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大塚千弘

Nakamori's Friend #1

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Nobumitsu Ohnishi

Nakamori's Friend #2

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早織

Audiolocution Attending #2

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中井ノエミ

Model

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