"Your Eyes Tell" (Japanese:きみの瞳（め）が問いかけている ''Kimino mega toikaketeiru'') is a 2020 Japanese drama romance film, being a remake of the 2011 South Korean film

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. It is directed by

Takahiro Miki is a Japanese film, television and music video director. Works Films TV series *''Dragon Seinendan'' (2012) *''Irodorihimura'' (2012, episode 4) Music videos *"Tomorrow's Way" *"Life" *"Tokyo" *"Rolling Star" *" Cherry" *" LOVE & TRUTH (Mo ...

and written by Yuichi Toyone.

Plot

A car accident leads to Akari going blind, and in the same accident, she loses her parents. However, she continues life and learns to adapt. She accidentally meets Rui Shinozaki, a former kick boxer, who works in a car park. He is a talented

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, who has a dark past associated with crime, and has chosen to remain distant from society because of it. He returns to the kickboxing world, and starts to train. Meanwhile, they start a relationship, but Rui soon learns that he was connected to the reason that Akari goes blind. He endeavours to make amends, through the kickboxing world, and reconnects with his dark past. Akari's sight has complications, and she needs surgery she cannot afford. Eventually he fights in a match to get the prize money to pay for the operation that will cure her blindness.

Cast

Yuriko Yoshitaka is a Japanese actress. She has played numerous roles in film and television, including lead roles in ''Snakes and Earrings'', ''Yurigokoro'', and the NHK asadora ''Hanako to Anne''. Career At age 16, her first year of high school, Yoshitaka join ...

as Akari Kashiwagi *

Ryusei Yokohama is a Japanese actor, model, and former singer. He is affiliated with Stardust Promotion. He is best known for playing the role of the pink-haired Yuri Kyohei in the 2019 romantic comedy drama Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi as well as ...

as Rui Shinozaki *Kyōsuke Yabe as Jin Harada *Ryōsei Tayama as Chairman Ouchi *Tōru Nomaguchi as Takafumi Ozaki *

Yoshinori Okada (born 19 March 1977 in Ōno, Gifu) is a Japanese actor. He has starred several TV series such as '' Atsuhime'' (2008) and '' Nobuta. O Produce'' (2005) as well as movies such as ''Densha otoko'' (2005). He is a high school graduate and does not ...

as Susumu Sakamoto *Eita Okuno as Mitsuru Kuji *Hannya as Kanai *

Akane Sakanoue is a Japanese actress from Kumamoto Prefecture and affiliated to the talent agency Amuse. She is also talented in gymnastics, a trait that was demonstrated in her role as Asuna Yamase in 2015 Ultra Series, ''Ultraman X is a Japanese televisi ...

as Keiko Tsunomori *

Kanna Mori is a Japanese actress. She is best known as Natsumi Hikari, the female lead in the ''Kamen Rider Decade'' television series and films. She worked under the stage name from June 2017 to June 2021. Personal life On July 1, 2021, Mori announced h ...

ya as Maiko *

Keita Machida is a Japanese actor. He is a member of the theater group Gekidan Exile. Machida is represented with LDH. Biography Machida was born on 4 July 1990, in Higashiagatsuma, Japan. He has one younger and one older sister. Starting in elementary ...

as Kyōsuke Sakuma *

Jun Fubuki is a Japanese actress. Career Jun Fubuki received a Japanese Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in '' Muno no Hito'', and won at the Hochi Film Awards. This role also won Fubuki the "Best Actress" award at the Yokoham ...

as Mieko Ooura

Production

The film was shot in

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. Music was contributed by the band

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. Production of the film commenced in October 2019. The film was distributed by the and released on 23 October 2020.

References

External References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Your Eyes Tell 2020 films Films about blind people Films directed by Takahiro Miki Japanese boxing films 2020s Japanese-language films Japanese romance films Romance film remakes 2020 romantic drama films