A Missing Part

2024 1h 38m FR

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6.5

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92%

CERTIFIED FRESH

★6.5TMDB · 86🍅92%Rotten Tomatoes

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Every day, Jay travels the length and breadth of Tokyo in his taxi, looking for his daughter Lily. In the 9 years since he has separated from his wife, he has never been able to get custody of his daughter. Having given up hope of ever seeing her again, he is about to move back to France when Lily hops in his cab. But she doesn't recognize him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Romain Duris
Jay
Mei Cirne-Masuki
Lily
Judith Chemla
Jessica
Tsuyu Shimizu
Michiko
Shungicu Uchida
Lily's grandmother
Yumi Narita
Keiko Nomura, mother of Lily
Patrick Descamps
Jay's father
Shinnosuke Abe
Yu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Guillaume Senez
Writers: Guillaume Senez, Jean Denizot
Languages: Japanese, French
Countries: Belgium, France, Japan

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Belgium, France, Japan.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Guillaume Senez, shot by Elin Kirschfink. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Olivier Marguerit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Julie Brenta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Romain Duris and Mei Cirne-Masuki and Judith Chemla carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt21993194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Guillaume Senez directs. Elin Kirschfink behind the camera. Olivier Marguerit scores. Julie Brenta cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, France, Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, French.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, French.
3International production across 3 countries: Belgium, France, Japan.
4Directed by Guillaume Senez, shot by Elin Kirschfink. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Olivier Marguerit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Julie Brenta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Romain Duris and Mei Cirne-Masuki and Judith Chemla carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt21993194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "taxi", "japan", "father", "tokyo, japan".