Characters & Themes
Luminous Woman (1987) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 157 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Shinji Sômai
- Starring
- Kazuko Shirakawa, Brian Adams, Ryusuke Ohbayashi, Rie Shibata, Narumi Yasuda, Takeiji Muto
A burly country man follows his love into Tokyo’s nocturnal underworld, taking a job as a sideshow wrestler in the gritty nightclubs. While navigating the seedy scene, he becomes entangled with a once‑renowned opera singer whose career has faded, adding complexity to his desperate quest.
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