which can be roughly translated as "Ray of Shadow", is a French/Japanese documentary

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 directed by Vincent Guilbert, about the Japanese AV actress Maki Tomoda

Maki Tomoda

is an award-winning Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in adult videos where her long and varied career has cemented her status as an AV idol...

. It was screened at the Neofest on July 28, 2007 in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan. The interviewer for the film is Tohjiro

Tohjiro

Tohjiro or TOHJIRO is an adult video director and the founder of the AV studio Dogma who has been described as a "charismatic director" and has been called the "greatest porn director in the world.-Life and career:...

, who often directed Tomoda in her videos for the Dogma studio. Also appearing in the film is the famous kinbakushi artist . Music was provided by Tamaru and Installing.

The film was released on DVD-R February 20, 2010 by Taco Che in Tokyo.

Film content

Kage no Hikari (a romanization of the original Japanese title ) is a 47 minute documentary, which focuses on the Japanese AV actress Maki Tomoda

Maki Tomoda

is an award-winning Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in adult videos where her long and varied career has cemented her status as an AV idol...

, who started her career at the age of 30. She expresses her thoughts about her private and professional life before and since she entered the Adult Video industry, delicately sketching the portrait of a woman in her thirties.