In competition, Cannes 2025

Original language: Japanese

Subtitles: Romanian, English

Directed by: Chie Hayakawa

Country: Japan, France, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Qatar

Year of production: 2025

Length: 116 minutes

Genre: Drama

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…

Credits

Chie Hayakawa – Director

Chie Hayakawa – Script

Casting

Yui Suzuki

Lily Franky

Hikari Ishida

Yuumi Kawai

Ayumu Nakajima

Ryota Bando

Hana Hope