"Last Shadow at First Light" Trailer Highlights Supernatural Drama

A new trailer for the Japanese supernatural drama Last Shadow at First Light has been unveiled ahead of its release. The film was written and directed by Nicole Midori Woodford, and is set to premiere on SVOD service IndiePix Unlimited beginning on September 20th, 2024. A brief synopsis from the press releases reads as follows:

Haunted by recurring apparitions, sixteen-year-old Ami (Mihaya Shirata) embarks on a supernatural journey from Singapore to Japan in search of her mother who went missing during a cataclysmic tsunami. Upon her arrival in Tokyo, she meets Isamu (Masatoshi Nagase), her cynical taxi-driving uncle, who becomes her custodian and reluctant guide through the ravaged landscape and her family's dark past.

 Set against the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku tsunami and shot mostly in Rikuzentakata, a city almost wiped out during the tsunami, LAST SHADOW AT FIRST LIGHT is a “post-apocalyptic story of survivors’ trauma” (The Film Verdict) that reckons with lingering family trauma. The feature film debut from writer/director Nicole Midori Woodford had its world premiere in the New Directors section of San Sebastian Film Festival, where it was nominated for the New Director’s Award.

The film stars Masatoshi Nagase, Mihaya Shirata, Mariko Tsutsui, and Peter Yu.

You can view the full trailer in its entirety below.