Project Detail

A Pale View of Hills

Synopsis

Desperate to understand her family’s past in Japan before her birth, Niki probes her mother, Etsuko, about their time in Nagasaki. Told through flashbacks, Etsuko recounts the tale of a friend she knew long ago... Spanning the two timelines, the film is a moving and hopeful account of the generational impact of war and tragedy on one family.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Un Certain Regard - World premiere

Details

Year
2025
Type of film
Features
Running time
123 min
Director
Kei Ishikawa
Producer
Miyuki Fukuma, Marta Gmosinska, Hiroyuki Ishiguro, Elizabeth Karlsen, Mariusz Wlodarski, Stephen Woolley
Executive Producer
Naomi Despres, Hiroshi Hayakawa, Kazuo Ishiguro, Michèle Marshall, Tatsumi Yoda
Editor
Kei Ishikawa
Screenwriter
Kei Ishikawa (screenwriter), Kazuo Ishiguro (based on the book by)
Director of Photography
Piotr Niemyjski
Production Designer
Adam Marshall, Hiroyuki Wagatsuma
Composer
Pawel Mykietyn
Principal cast
Suzu Hirose, Fumi Nikaido, Yoh Yoshida, Camilla Aiko

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Japan, UK, Poland, Singapore co-production

A Bunbuku (JP), DESMAR (SG), Gaga (JP), Lava Films (PL), U-Next (JP) production in association with Number 9 Films (UK)

Sales Company

Gaga Corporation

TY Bldg.,
2-22-18 Minami-Aoyama
Minato-ku
107-0062 Tokyo
Japan

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