A PALE VIEW OF HILLS
遠い山なみの光
TÔI YAMANAMINO HIKARI 

Japan | United Kingdom

Set in Nagasaki in the 1950s, shortly after the war, and in England in the 1980s, the story unravels the buried of memories of a Japanese widow that intertwine across time and place. 

Director:
Kei Ishikawa  

Screenplay:
Kei Ishikawa  

Novel:
Kazuo Ishiguro  

Producer:
Hiroyuki Ishiguro, Miyuki Fukuma, Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen, Mariusz Włodarski, Marta Gmosińska   

Production companies:
U-Next, Bunbuku, Number 9 Films, Lava Films 

Executive Producers:
Kazuo Ishiguro, Tenshim Tsutsumi, Toshi Honda, Tom Yoda, Takeshimi Shinomiya, Hiroshi Hayakawa, Akio Nomura, Kazufumi Yoshimura,
Naomi Despres, Michèle Marshall 

Cast:
Suzu Hirose, Nikaido Fumi, Yō Yoshida, Camilla Aiko, Kôhei Matsushita  

International Sales:
Gaga Corporation  

Based on the 1982 debut novel by Nobel prize winner and Oscar nominated Sir Kazuo Ishiguro, this haunting story is directed by Japanese director Kei Ishikawa, whose A Man won eight awards at the 46th Japan Academy Awards, including the Best Picture Award. The film is in post production and scheduled to be released in the summer of 2025.  

Un Certain Regard, Official Selection |  Festival de Cannes 2025
Special Presentation | Toronto International Film Festival 2025