Yakushima’s Illusion
A film by Naomi Kawase, 2025-
Genre : Drama
Langages : French, Japanase, English
Subtitles : French, English
Format : 1.66 – DCP 2K
Sound : 5.1.
Duration : 112 min
Countries : France, Japan, Belgium, Luxembourg
Year : 2025
SYNOPSIS
-Corry, a French coordinator of pediatric heart transplants is sent to Japan where organ donation remains taboo. As she fights to save a young boy, her partner Jin, a photographer from Yakushima, suddenly vanishes. He becomes a “Johatsu”, as the Japanese call the 80,000 people who disappear overnight each year. Corry faces a double ordeal: saving a child while coping with the loss of the man she loves.
CREDITS
-Director : Naomi Kawase
Writer : Naomi Kawase
Image : Masaya Suzuki, Arata Dodo
Sound : Roman Dymny, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Arnaud Rolland, Olivier Thys
Set designer : Setsuko Shiokawa
Costume designer : Megumi Mochizuki
Make up artist : Aiko Sato
Editor : Tina Baz
Music : Koki Nakano
Cast: Vicky Krieps, Kanichiro, Ojiro Nakamura, Misaki Kakano, Haruto Tsuchiya, Ukyo Yodoshi
A production by Cinéfrance, Pio&co, Prod lab, Marignan Films, Kumie, Tarantula and Viktoria Productions.
Distribution Benelux : September Films
Distribution France : Ad Vitam
Internationales sales : Cinéfrance International
©CINÉFRANCE STUDIOS–KUMIE INC–TARANTULA–VIKTORIA PRODUCTIONS–PIO&CO–PROD LAB–MARIGNAN FILMS–2025
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Photo 5 – L’Illusion de Yakushima – © CINEFRANCE STUDIOS – KUMIE.INC - FESTIVALS
-Stockholm International Film Festival
Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
London East Asian Film Festival
