Country
Switzerland
Date
Aug 15, 2025
Note
Locarno Film Festival
2h 2min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Midori Matsuo | Hitomi's mother |
| Ryutaro Nakagawa | Hitomi's father |
| Saori | Ukyo's mother |
| Masatoshi Nagase | Ukyo's father |
| Ken Yamamura | Dr. Mizuno |
| Tetsu Hirahara | Dr. Hirasaka |
| Hijiri Kojima | Medical Coordinator |
| Yoshiaki Kameda | Dr. Okita |
| Mitsuki | Dr. Hikari |
| Yasufumi Hayashi | Pediatrician |
| Go Riju | Jin's father |
| Tomoko Nakajima | Jin's mother |
| Machiko Ono | Megumi Bento Merchants |
| Kazuki Kitamura | Ryoji Bento Merchants |
| Hubert Pelletier | Corry's father |
| Jean-Luc Vincent | Artur |
| Iris Monzini | Corry, child |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | L'Illusion de Yakushima |
| Lingua originale | Français (FR) |
| Lingue parlate | English, 日本語, Français |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan, France, Luxembourg, Belgium |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Cinéfrance Studios, Kumie, Tarantula, Pio & Co, Viktoria Productions, Prod Lab, Marignan Films |
| Data di uscita | 7 novembre 2025 |
| Exec. Producer | Hiroaki Saito |
| Producer | David Gauquié, Julien Deris, Jean-Luc Ormières, Renan Artukmac, Hiroaki Saito |
| Writer | Naomi Kawase |
| Editors | Tina Baz |
| Cinematography | Masaya Suzuki, Dodo Arata |
| Asst. Directors | Seitaro Kai, Naomi Kawase |
| Camera Operators | Masaya Suzuki, Dodo Arata |
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| Add. Photography | Masaya Suzuki, Dodo Arata |
| Production Design | Setsuko Shiokawa |
| Art Direction | Setsuko Shiokawa |
| Set Decoration | Setsuko Shiokawa |
| Composer | Koki Nakano, Roman Dymny, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Arnaud Rolland, Eiji Mori |
| Sound | Koki Nakano, Roman Dymny, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Arnaud Rolland, Eiji Mori |
| Costume Design | Meg Mochizuki, Aiko Sato, Rumi Terasawa |
| Makeup | Aiko Sato, Rumi Terasawa, Meg Mochizuki |
| Hairstyling | Aiko Sato, Rumi Terasawa, Meg Mochizuki |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Brazil
Date
Oct 03, 2025
Note
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Country
Thailand
Date
Oct 14, 2025
Note
Bangkok International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Country
Sweden
Date
Nov 07, 2025
Note
Stockholm International Film Festival
Country
France
Date
Jun 17, 2026
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