A PALE VIEW OF HILLS
遠い山なみの光

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, Naomi Despres, Michèle Marshall

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

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.