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Completed - JAPANESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH - Drama - 109 minutes

Log Line

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.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2018 (Debut)
  • Toronto 2018 (Line up)
Full history

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.)

Synopsis

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.

Production

Country(ies) : JAPAN, FRANCE

BRAZIL IMOVISION
FRANCE Nov 28, 2018 UNIVERSCINÉ
FRANCE Nov 28, 2018 HAUT ET COURT D
FRANCE Nov 28, 2018 BLAQ OUT
GERMANY NEUE VISIONEN F
HONG KONG DDDREAM INTERNA
HONG KONG ENCORE INFLIGHT
HUNGARY CIRKO FILM KFT.
ISRAEL NEW CINEMA LTD.
NORWAY Jan 18, 2019 AS FIDALGO FILM
NORWAY Apr 26, 2019 ACTIONFILM
SLOVENIA DEMIURG - CVETK
SPAIN BTEAM PICTURES

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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2018 Special Presentations
San Sebastian FF 2018 Official selection
Busan IFF 2018 A Window on Asian Cinema


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