The Blue Light

Name: The Blue Light
Director: Yukio Ninagawa
Released: 2003
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Kazunari Ninomiya, Aya Matsuura, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Kansai Yamamoto, Baijaku Nakamura

2003 · 116 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 1,075 VOTES · DIR. Yukio Ninagawa

Overview

Shuichi Kushimori is a 17 year old high school student who lives happily with his mother and stepsister. One day, without warning, his estranged stepfather returns home from a long absence. He quickly falls into a circle of drinking and starts abusing his ex-wife and daughter. When he begins making sexual advances towards Shuichi’s stepsister, Shuichi is compelled to take matters into his own hands.

Dialogue Timeline — 875 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:01 TOHO COMPANY

00:06:07 You have to draw the line somewhere.

00:10:04 Where did that come from? Did you buy it for him?

00:13:57 I don’t know.

00:17:08 I haven’t forgotten Haruka, or you.

00:21:09 You’ll just do something foolish again.

00:23:59 What?

00:27:45 I thought about adopting her...

00:33:49 But Matsuoka Shiro doesn't exist.

00:37:14 Why do you want shochu?

00:48:34 Sone Takashi.

00:51:53 I'm still wide awake.

00:56:49 You're lying.

01:01:52 - How much time? - A week.

01:05:55 Hang on. I'm the one blackmailing you.

01:09:25 Did you kill him?

01:14:53 - Do you think you can do it? - Sure.

01:18:28 I thought the knife went into Ishioka when you both fell.

01:21:39 Mr. Inukai's not making any sense.

01:26:16 Do you think it’s silly?

01:33:32 He said the lion had a bad tooth and that Sone was pulling it out.

01:37:03 You did?

01:42:59 - Why did you lie? - I wasn't trying to help you.

300:00:00 - Yeah.

Cast & Characters

Kazunari Ninomiya Shuuichi Kushimori Aya Matsuura Noriko Fukuhara Kumiko Akiyoshi Yuuko Kushimori Kansai Yamamoto Ryuji Sone Baijaku Nakamura Eiji Yamamoto Anne Suzuki Haruka Kushimori Naomasa Musaka Masashi Kano Toshiaki Karasawa Shintaro Kanzaki Naoto Takenaka Shishobako no Otoko Mike Han

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed875

Dialogue density7.5 lines / min

First line00:00:01

Final line300:00:00

Production Record

DirectorYukio Ninagawa

LanguageJapanese

IMDb votes1,075