Your Eyes Tell (film)
| Your Eyes Tell | |
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| Directed by | Takahiro Miki |
| Written by | Yūichi Toyone |
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| Cinematography | Mitsuru Komiyama |
| Edited by | Tatsuya Yanagisawa |
| Music by | Mio-sotido |
Production companies | Dragonfly Entertainment, Hachinoji |
| Distributed by | Gaga |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Your Eyes Tell (Japanese: きみの瞳（め）が問いかけている, Hepburn: Kimino mega toikaketeiru) is a 2020 Japanese drama romance film, being a remake of the 2011 South Korean film Always. It is directed by Takahiro Miki and written by Yuichi Toyone.
Plot[edit]
A car accident leads to Akari going blind, and in the same accident, she loses her parents. However, she continues life and learns to adapt. She accidentally meets Rui Shinozaki, a former kick boxer, who works in a car park. He is a talented kickboxer, who has a dark past associated with crime, and has chosen to remain distant from society because of it. He returns to the kickboxing world, and starts to train. Meanwhile, they start a relationship, but Rui soon learns that he was connected to the reason that Akari goes blind. He endeavours to make amends, through the kickboxing world, and reconnects with his dark past.[1] Akari's sight has complications, and she needs surgery she cannot afford. Eventually he fights in a match to get the prize money to pay for the operation that will cure her blindness.[2][3]
Cast[edit]
- Yuriko Yoshitaka as Akari Kashiwagi
- Ryusei Yokohama as Rui Shinozaki
- Kyōsuke Yabe as Jin Harada
- Ryōsei Tayama as Chairman Ouchi
- Tōru Nomaguchi as Takafumi Ozaki
- Yoshinori Okada as Susumu Sakamoto
- Eita Okuno as Mitsuru Kuji
- Hannya as Kanai
- Akane Sakanoue as Keiko Tsunomori
- Kanna Moriya as Maiko
- Keita Machida as Kyōsuke Sakuma
- Jun Fubuki as Mieko Ooura
Production[edit]
The film was shot in Japan. Music was contributed by the band BTS.[4][5] Production of the film commenced in October 2019. The film was distributed by the Gaga Corporation and released on 23 October 2020.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Mills, Phil. "'Your Eyes Tell'". Far East Films. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (2020-07-15). "BTS Score Title Song for Japanese Film 'Your Eyes Tell' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ というス, トーリー (27 March 2020). "きみの瞳が問いかけている：吉高由里子×横浜流星の純愛映画に町田啓太ら 追加キャスト発表". Mantan - Web. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "BTS score original theme song for Japanese movie 'Your Eyes Tell'". NME. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "BTS contributes to Japanese film soundtrack". koreatimes. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Hoy se estrenó "Your Eyes Tell" la película japonesa con el OST de BTS". KPOPLAT. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
