The Blue Light (2003)
Original title: 青の炎
The Blue Light is a 2003 Japanese-language crime movie directed by Yukio Ninagawa, with a running time of 1h 56m. It stars Kazunari Ninomiya, Aya Matsuura and Anne Suzuki.
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.
Cast
- Kazunari Ninomiya as Shuuichi Kushimori
- Aya Matsuura as Noriko Fukuhara
- Anne Suzuki as Haruka Kushimori
- Kansai Yamamoto as Ryuji Sone
- Baijaku Nakamura as Eiji Yamamoto
- Naomasa Musaka as Masashi Kano
- Naoto Takenaka as Shishobako no Otoko
- Kumiko Akiyoshi as Yuuko Kushimori
- Toshiaki Karasawa as Shintaro Kanzaki