The Blue Light Analysis

This particular film is based on the homonymous, Akutagawa- Award winning novel, by Hitomi Kanehara.

Lui is the archetype of the trendy girl. She dresses only with branded clothes; she always wears make-up and has an elaborate manicure. However, in terms of mindset, she differs from the similar looking girls, primarily due to her peculiar taste in men. One night, when she has gone on her own to a club, she meets Ama, who correspondingly is the archetype of the punk boy: Dyed red hair, piercings in all of his face and tattoos in all of his body. Nevertheless, his distinct mark that initially attracts Lui is his forked tongue. The attraction is mutual and the two spend the night together, in fact becoming a couple from the beginning.

Lui expresses a wish to acquire also a forked tongue and Ama introduces her to Shiba, who was responsible for his own. He

12. The Blue Light (Yukio Ninagawa, 2003)

Based on the homonymous novel by Yusuke Kishi, this particular film focuses on Shuichi Kusimori, a highly intelligent high school student, with big family problems. His father was killed when Shuichi was very young and his mother remarried Ryuji Sone, who also had a daughter from a previous wedding, Haruka. However, Sone proved to be a violent alcoholic, often abusing the rest of the family members.

After a time consuming struggle, Yuko eventually managed divorce him; nevertheless, she kept Haruka under her protection. For a time, the three of them led a peaceful, having acquired a balance to their relationship; alas, Sone reappears in their lives and Yuko, instead of kicking him out once again, she even grants him a room in the house.

Shuichi is extremely bothered by the fact, a sentiment that increases after Sone misbehaves towards Haruka and his other has sex with him. After consulting with a lawyer, who informs him that he can do nothing, legally, he decides to take the situation into his