Completed - JAPANESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH - Drama - 109 minutes
Jeanne leaves for Japan, in search of a rare medicinal plant. During this trip, she meets Tomo, a forest ranger, who accompanies her on her quest and guides her on the traces of her past. 20 years ago, in the forests of Yoshino, Jeanne lived her first love.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Naomi KAWASE Writer(s) : Naomi KAWASE Cast : Juliette BINOCHE, Masatoshi NAGASE, Takanori IWATA, Mari NATSUKI Producer(s) : Marianne SLOT (SLOT MACHINE), Naomi KAWASE (LDH PICTURES INC.)
Jeanne, a French journalist, comes to Japan in search of Vision, a rare medicinal herb said to strip away all spiritual anguish and weakness in human beings. She learns that Vision appears only once every 997 years under special conditions, and that time is near. As Jeanne searches the forests for the phantom herb, a millennial event is about to take place in the Yoshino mountains of Nara, opening a door to the true potential of human existence.
Country(ies) : JAPAN, FRANCE
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Toronto - TIFF 2018 Special PresentationsSan Sebastian FF 2018 Official selectionBusan IFF 2018 A Window on Asian Cinema