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Suburban Tokyo, 1987. 11-year-old Fuki’s father, Keiji, is battling a terminal illness, and in and out of hospital. Her mother, Utako, is constantly stressed out from caring for Keiji while holding down a full-time job. Left alone with her rich imagination, Fuki becomes fascinated by telepathy and falls ever deeper into her own fantasy world…

 

Presented by

Director

Chie Hayakawa

Cast

Yui Suzuki, Lily Franky, Hikari Ishida, Ayumu Nakajima, Yuumi Kawai, Ryota Bando

Credits
Country of Origin

Japan/France/Singapore/
Philippines/Indonesia/Qatar

Year

2025

Language

In Japanese with English subtitles

19+
118 min

Book Tickets

Monday February 16

3:15 pm
Hearing Assistance Subtitles
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Credits

Producer

Eiko Mizuno-Gray, Jason Gray, Keisuke Konishi, Christophe Bruncher, Fran Borgia

Screenwriter

Chie Hayakawa

Cinematography

Hideho Urata

Editor

Anne Klotz

Original Music

Rémi Boubal

Production Design

Keiko Mitsumatsu

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