Yakushima's Illusion
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- David Gauquié
- Julien Deris
- Jean-Luc Ormières
- Renan Artukmaç
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| French | L'Illusion de Yakushima |
| Directed by | Naomi Kawase |
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| Edited by | Tina Baz |
| Music by | Koki Nakano |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
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Yakushima's Illusion (French: L'Illusion de Yakushima) is a 2025 drama film directed by Naomi Kawase. Starting Vicky Krieps and Kanichiro, the film follows Corry, a French coordinator of pediatric heart transplants, who is sent to Japan where organ donation remains taboo.[1]
An international co-production, the film had its world premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 15 August 2025, in the Main Competition section, where it competes for Golden Leopard.[2][3] The film will have limited release by Ad Vitam in France on 25 February 2026.[4]
- Vicky Krieps as Corry
- Kanichiro as Jin
- Ojiro Nakamura as Hisashi
- Misaki Kakano as Hitomi
- Haruto Tsuchiya as Kakeru
- Ukyo Todoshi as Ukyo
- Rei Okamoto as Hisashi's mother
- Midori Matsuo as Hitomi's mother
- Ryutaro Nakagawa as Hitomi's father
- Saori as Ukyo's mother
- Masatoshi Nagase as Ukyo's father
- Ken Yamamura as Dr. Mizuno
- Tetsu Hirahara as Dr. Hirasaka
- Hijiri Kojima as Medical Coordinator
- Yoshiaki Kameda as Dr. Okita:
- Mitsuki as Dr. Hikari
- Yasufumi Hayashi as Pediatrician
- Go Riju as Father of Jin
- Tomoko Nakajima as Mother of Jin
Production
Release
Yakushima's Illusion had its World Premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 15 August 2025, and competed for Golden Leopard.[6]
It was screened in LEAFF Official Selection of the 10th London East Asian Film Festival on October 25, 2025.[7][8]
It was also screened in Masters section of the 2025 Stockholm International Film Festival on 7 November 2025.[9] It will compete for IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 56th International Film Festival of India in November 2025.[10]
The film will be released in Japanese theatres on 6 February 2026,[11] and have limited release in France on 25 February 2026.[12]
