Characters & Themes
Lightning (1952) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1952 · 87 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Mikio Naruse
- Starring
- Kyôko Kagawa, Kumeko Urabe, Eitarô Ozawa, Kaku Takashina, Chieko Nakakita, Nobuko Shingu
Kiyoko, a determined young woman, finally breaks away from her dysfunctional family who have long pressured her into an arranged marriage with a disagreeable suitor. Defying their expectations, she rejects the match and sets out to forge her own future, seeking freedom and self‑determination.
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