There is Light (Kurayami kara Te wo Nobase)
Thursday, July 18 at 9:00 pm
333 E 47th St, New York, NY 10017
**North American Premiere, Introduction and Q&A with Director Yukihiro Toda
Japan. 2013. 68 min. HD Cam, in Japanese with English subtitles.Directed by Yukihiro Toda. With Maya Koizumi, Kanji Tsuda, Masayuki Moriyama, Yuki Kan, Sachiko Matsuura, Aoyama Hokingu, Morooka Moro.
Saori (Maya Koizumi) decides to work at Honey Lips, a company that provides sex to disabled people, for the simple reason that it seems like easy work. On the first day of her new job, the manager (Kanji Tsuda) drives Saori to a customer’s house located in a peaceful residence area. The film follows her experiences servicing a set of very special clients, with a subtle blend of honesty and humor, taking a blunt, balanced docudrama-like approach to build a compelling narrative about life choices. Central to There Is Light is a pitch perfect performance by former swimsuit model Maya Koizumi. 2013 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Grand Jury Prize.