The Blue Light (2003)

Original title

青の炎

Directed by

Yukio Ninagawa

Genre

mystery film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school student decides to eliminate his violent stepfather who has returned to terrorize the family. The film follows his increasingly desperate plan and its consequences.

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What happens

Ao no Honō (青の炎, The Blue Flame; internationally known as The Blue Light) is a 2003 Japanese film based on the novel of the same name by Yusuke Kishi, directed and co-written by Yukio Ninagawa, and starring Kazunari Ninomiya and Aya Matsuura. The film portrays Ninomiya playing Shūichi, a high school student finding a way to get rid of his stepfather who had returned home and begins to terrorize his family. Ao no Honō was released in Japan on March 15, 2003 and was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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