Japanese Movie- Midnight Sun (Taiyo no uta) 2006

“Midnight Sun (タイヨウのうた, Taiyō no Uta, lit. “Song to the Sun”) is a movie starring the Japanese artist and singer YUI. In the movie, she plays the role of Amane Kaoru, a 16 year old girl who suffers from the rare skin condition xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a disease that makes the ultraviolet radiation of sunlight potentially lethal to her. YUI’s character is partly based on herself, as she is an amateur singer and guitarist, and she performs three of YUI’s songs in the movie; It’s Happy Line, Good-bye days and Skyline.”

The movie made me felt it to be so real, how a girl who has illness and thus confined to a very different/unusual lifestyle. She finds joy in singing and also with Fujishiro Kouji, played by Takashi Tsukamoto. A touching story, especially when the movie shows how much can one do for his/her love ones. Once again, it made me think how fortunate are most of us to be alive and healthy. This movie also shows YUI’s talent. She can sing very well and better still, she writes her own songs. (Her acting skills are okay) This movie could have been a typical melodramatic movie. But with YUI’s singing, I think it make a difference. Watch this movie if you want to see an very adorable girl and/or cute guy. There is a particular funny scene when she approach the guy. This movie was shown in the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It was released in Singapore on 7th December 2006.

Rating: 7 out of 10

Spoiler warning- Plot details in the trailer below.

Main Actor:
Name: Takashi Tsukamoto (塚本高史)
Birthdate: October 27, 1982
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 54 kg
Blood Type: A
Profession: Japanese actor, singer, and model.
Acting career famous for: Role of Shinji Mimura in Battle Royale. In 2006 he also co-starred with YUI in Taiyo no Uta (Midnight Sun).
Singing career: Released three single CDs:
Itsudemo Boku wa (いつでも僕は, Anytime I am…), Hitorigoto (ヒ・ト・リ・ゴ・ト, Soliloquy), NEW MORNING.

Main Actress:
Name: Yoshioka Yui
Birthdate: March 26, 1987
Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
Height: 155 cm)
Weight: 45 kg
Blood Type: AB
Profession: Japanese J-pop Singer, songwriter, actress
Singing career: Released 2 albums (From Me to You and Can’t Buy Me Love) and 8 singles