The Light of Spring

The story begins with a little boy named Syui a cheerful child who is focussed on going to a museum with his father Unbeknownst to him when he returns home his mother and sister will be gone as his parents have decided to separate We get a glimpse of what happens to Syui and his family during this period In his latest film FUJIKAWA Fumito The Name of the Whale 2015 winner of the Audience Award at the 2015 Pia Film Festival presents a dramamentary shot in the suburbs of Tokyo with a reallife family of four acting out the split With no script to work from and naturalistic performances from the Hirabuki family based on their everyday lives FUJIKAWA and his nonprofessional cast give us an honest snapshot of contemporary city life in Japan in a light but absorbing experience