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Yearning to watch 'Backlight' on your TV or mobile device at home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Ren Sudo-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Backlight' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Backlight' right now, here are some particulars about the drama flick.

Released , 'Backlight' stars Ren Sudo, Haya Nakazaki, Eriko Tomiyama, Aki Kigoshi The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 4 min, and received a user score of 60 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 1 knowledgeable users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "It is the middle of summer in Onomichi in the 1970s, and 22-year-old Akira returns home with Yoshioka, his senior at university. Akira offers his parents' house to Yoshioka, whom he likes, and suggests that they spend their summer vacation together. To keep the senior occupied, Akira comes up with the idea of inviting a girl to go out and play. He asks his childhood friend Fumie to find some girls who are bored, and Miko, who has a bit of an unusual personality, joins him, and the four of them start hanging out. Eventually, Yoshioka's eyes on Meeko grow hotter and hotter, which annoys Akira."

'Backlight' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Eventive .