Haruka no Hikari (2021)
Other Title: ハルカの光
Genres: Drama
Episodes: 5
Country: Japan
Director: Matsubara Hiroshi
Writer: –
Network: NHK Etele
Release Date: Feb 8, 2021 – Mar 14, 2021
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Cast:
- Kuroshima Yuina as Haruka Yukimoto
- Furutachi Kanji as Shinichi Nishitani
- Issey Ogata
- Shiomi Sansei
- Watanabe Daichi
- Suruga Taro
Synopsis:
In Scandinavia, where happiness is high, the design of lighting equipment and the quality of light are respected, and indoor “light” is an important element in daily life. “Masterpiece lighting”, which is said to have developed mainly in Europe and has reached the realm of works of art beyond the interior, is filled with the secrets of “light and humans”, and its value is attracting attention in Japan as well.
“Haruka no Hikari” is the story of Haruka, a woman who became a captive of masterpiece lighting. Haruka, who grew up as a daughter of a fisherman in Miyagi, lost her home and many friends in the Great East Japan Earthquake. The smile disappeared from my mother who loved joking and was always laughing. “Why did we survive …”
A year after living in a temporary housing in agony, the light of the fishing fire (Isaribi) that my father’s fishing boat returned from the first fishing since the earthquake struck the pitch-black sea. Haruka was saved. Eventually, Haruka, who went to Tokyo, was a specialty store that collected masterpiece lighting, and when she encountered a certain light, she was fascinated and began to work as a storekeeper. “Customers who don’t care about lighting” are not allowed. Instead, he felt his mission to serve those who seek light from the bottom of his heart, to relieve his suffering, and to enrich his life with lighting. People with a lot of individuality come to such a store every day …!
In the process of lighting nerd Haruka telling people the charm of lighting and looking for the right lighting for them, “light” is brought to people’s lives one after another. And Haruka herself also overcomes the wounds of her heart and finds the light of hope through numerous encounters. A new sense of culture and drama drawn with a touch full of humor and pathos! The work is an up-and-coming Koichi Yajima who won the Kuniko Mukoda Award. What is the “happiness hint” given by Haruka, a lighting nerd who is fascinated by “light”?
