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YAKUSHIMA'S ILLUSION

by Naomi Kawase

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.

international title: Yakushima's Illusion
original title: L'Illusion de Yakushima
country: France, Japan, Belgium, Luxembourg
sales agent: Cinéfrance
year: 2025
genre: fiction
directed by: Naomi Kawase
film run: 122'
cast: Vicky Krieps, Kanichiro
cinematography by: Masaya Suzuki, Arata Dodo
film editing: Tina Baz
producer: David Gauquié, Julien Deris, Jean-Luc Ormières, Renan Artukmaç
co-producer: Joseph Rouschop, Bernard Michaud, Sandrine Dumas, Véronique Benabou, Daniela Romano, Charlotte Dauphin
production: Cinéfrance, Tarantula Belgique, Viktoria ProductionsPio, Kumie Inc. (JP)

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