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Feature film — 2024

Sidonie in Japan (2024)

6.21h 35mDrama — Romance

Sidonie Perceval, an established French writer, is mourning her deceased husband. Invited to Japan for the reedition of her first book, she is welcomed by her local editor who takes her to Kyoto, the city of shrines and temples. As they travel together through the Japanese spring blossoms, she slowly opens up to him. But the ghost of her husband follows Sidonie: she will have to finally let go of the past to let herself love again.

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A high-signal pick with 57 votes.

Lupa Film / Film-in-Evolution / 10:15! Productions / Box Productions / Mikino / Les Films du Camélia / Fourier Films

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Director: Elise Girard

On screen

Cast & crew

Isabelle Huppert as Sidonie Perceval

Isabelle Huppert

Sidonie Perceval

Tsuyoshi Ihara as Kenzo Mizoguchi

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Kenzo Mizoguchi

August Diehl as Antoine Perceval

August Diehl

Antoine Perceval

Y

Yuoko Hitomi

Noriko Tamaguchi

A

Aurora Catalano

Stewardess aéroport CDG

Y

Yusuke Kitaguchi

Employé aéroport

M

Masumi Fukushi

Cliente hôtel

K

Keiko Hara

Cliente hôtel

Tomoko Abe as Journaliste

Tomoko Abe

Journaliste

Hidetoshi Kawaya as Groom hôtel Kyoto

Hidetoshi Kawaya

Groom hôtel Kyoto