# The Blue Light (2003)

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**Original title**: *青の炎*
**Runtime**: 116 min
**Genres**: Crime, Thriller, Drama
**Directed by**: Yukio Ninagawa
**Written by**: Yukio Ninagawa, Takuya Miyawaki
**Starring**: Kazunari Ninomiya, Aya Matsuura, Anne Suzuki, Kansai Yamamoto, Baijaku Nakamura, Naomasa Musaka

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

October, a fluorescent sign buzzes above a sliding door. A boy rinses dishes while his brother-in-law stumbles up the stairs. The brother-in-law’s hand finds a girl’s shoulder; the boy’s grip tightens around a kitchen knife.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, outsider, raw

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