rei

4.5 min. read Toshihiko Tanaka’s feature film debut gives you a full plate to digest for its three-hour-and-change runtime. To say the least though, a film like Rei will give you a good emotional workout thanks to its compelling drama and script, and hypnotic visuals. Hikari (Takara Suzuki) is a loner in Tokyo. Her life is prominently carefree as she spends her days working or going to see plays. It’s the kind of freedom that her best friend Asami (Maeko Oyama) admires of her and even aspires to have, her devoted life to marriage and motherhood notwithstanding. The two go see a play of Hikari’s choosing, inspired by the cover photo used on one of her Playbills. The move is actually in an effort to contact the photographer behind the image, Masato (Toshihiko Tanaka), so that he can possibly take her photo in natural, non-artificial settings. It’s a paid gig, […]

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