A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
December 8, 2001
Original Title:
光の雨
Alternate Titles:
Hikari no ame
ひかりのあめ
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 130
This documentary-style film recreates the infamous Asama Sanso Incident of 1972 wherein an extreme faction of the Students Allied Red Army holed themselves up in a mountainous cabin in the dead of winter. By the time the police finally caught up with them, it was discovered that they had murderously turned upon themselves in a bizarre extension of their radical philosophy. This event virtually marked the end of the Student Revolution.
Assistant Director:
Tomoyuki Takimoto
Yûichi Kanemaru
Director:
Banmei Takahashi
Director of Photography:
Takahide Shibanushi
Editor:
Jun'ichi Kikuchi
Novel:
Wahei Tatematsu
Original Music Composer:
Shigeru Umebayashi
Producer:
Shigeaki Mori
Screenplay:
Takeshi Aoshima
Sound Recordist:
Shin Fukuda
Unit Production Manager:
Katsuhiro Ogawa
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