Movie
Sidonie in Japan
Overview
Sidonie Perceval, an established French writer, is mourning her deceased husband. Invited to Japan for the reedition of her first book, she is welcomed by her local editor who takes her to Kyoto, the city of shrines and temples. As they travel together through the Japanese spring blossoms, she slowly opens up to him. But the ghost of her husband follows Sidonie: she will have to finally let go of the past to let herself love again.
Details
- Release date
- 2024-01-11
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Lupa Film, Film-in-Evolution, 10:15! Productions, Box Productions, Mikino, Les Films du Camélia, Fourier Films
- Country
- France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Isabelle Huppert as Sidonie Perceval
- Tsuyoshi Ihara as Kenzo Mizoguchi
- August Diehl as Antoine Perceval
- Yuoko Hitomi as Noriko Tamaguchi
- Aurora Catalano as Stewardess aéroport CDG
- Yusuke Kitaguchi as Employé aéroport
- Masumi Fukushi as Cliente hôtel
- Keiko Hara as Cliente hôtel
- Tomoko Abe as Journaliste
- Hidetoshi Kawaya as Groom hôtel Kyoto
Crew
- Elise Girard - Director
- Sophie Fillières - Writer
- Elise Girard - Writer
- Maud Ameline - Writer
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