Luminous Woman
光る女
Synopsis
A hulking man from the country pursues his beloved to the underworld of Tokyo nightclubs, where he finds work as a sideshow wrestler and becomes involved with a faded opera singer.
Top Cast
Explore Star Directory →Michiru Akiyoshi
Yoshino Koyama
Keiji Mutō
Sensaku Matsunami
Narumi Yasuda
Kuriko Sakura
Hide Demon
Akanuma
Saburo Date
Kei Suma
Hitomi Nakahara
Mother
Chigusa Takayama
Leonard Kuma
Bus Driver
Masato Ise
Koichi Akanuma
Rie Shibata
Brian Adams
Kazuko Shirakawa
Minoru Terada
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Tappei Shimokawa
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Kunihiko Ida
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shinji Sōmai
- Screenplay & Story
- Yōzō Tanaka
- Original Score
- Shigeaki Saegusa
- Original Title
- 光る女
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Production Studios
- Daiei Film, Directors Company, Young Cinema '85
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shinji Sōmai
Yōzō Tanaka, Haku Kohiyama
Shigeaki Saegusa
Mutsuo Naganuma
Akira Suzuki
Kei Ijichi, MerMade, Hiroshi Yamamoto
Department Leadership Roster
Shinji Sōmai
Director
Yōzō Tanaka
Screenplay
Kei Ijichi
Producer
MerMade
Producer
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Producer
Shigeaki Saegusa
Original Music Composer
Mutsuo Naganuma
Director of Photography
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Luminous Woman
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Luminous Woman about?
A hulking man from the country pursues his beloved to the underworld of Tokyo nightclubs, where he finds work as a sideshow wrestler and becomes involved with a faded opera singer.
Who directed Luminous Woman?
Luminous Woman was directed by Shinji Sōmai.
Who stars in Luminous Woman?
The principal cast of Luminous Woman includes Michiru Akiyoshi, Keiji Mutō, Narumi Yasuda, Hide Demon, Saburo Date.
When was Luminous Woman released and how long is it?
Luminous Woman was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 1h 58m.
Who composed the musical score for Luminous Woman?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Luminous Woman was composed by Shigeaki Saegusa.
Is Luminous Woman based on a book or true story?
Luminous Woman is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Haku Kohiyama".