Yakushima's Illusion

2025 2h 2m FR

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vicky Krieps
Corry
Kanichiro
Jin
Ojiro Nakamura
Hisashi
Misaki Kakano
Hitomi
Haruto Tsuchiya
Kakeru
Ukyo Todoshi
Ukyo
Rei Okamoto
Hisashi's mother
Midori Matsuo
Hitomi's mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Naomi Kawase
Writers: Naomi Kawase
Languages: English, French, Japanese
Countries: Japan, France, Luxembourg, Belgium

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Japanese.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Japan, France, Luxembourg, Belgium.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Naomi Kawase, shot by Masaya Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Vicky Krieps and Kanichiro and Ojiro Nakamura carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt36364208 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Naomi Kawase directs. Masaya Suzuki behind the camera. Tina Baz cuts. Produced in Japan, France, Luxembourg, Belgium. Dialogue in English, French, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Japanese.
3International production across 4 countries: Japan, France, Luxembourg, Belgium.
4Directed by Naomi Kawase, shot by Masaya Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Tina Baz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vicky Krieps and Kanichiro and Ojiro Nakamura carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt36364208 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.