SYNOPSIS

A struggling artist returns to Japan for her grandmother’s funeral, where uncovering a family secret and reconnecting with an old love, forces her to confront her own choices in love and career.

CAST
MAYUMI YOSHIDA
HANA KINO
RYO TAJIMA
CHIEKO MATSUBARA
KUNIO MURAI
 
CREW
director / writer MAYUMI YOSHIDA
producers NACH DUDSDEEMAYTHA & TYLER HAGAN
director of photography JARYL LIM
production designer NEIL COLANGO
editor NACH DUDSDEEMAYTHA
composer ANDREW YONG HOON LEE
executive producers JULIE WATERS, EVAN DYAL, MALLORY SCHWARTZ & JUSTIN AMBROSINO

ACCOLADES
Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature, Whistler Film Festival, 2025
Borsos Award for Best Performance, Whistler Film Festival, 2025
Borsos Award for Best Cinematography, Whistler Film Festival, 2025
Best BC Director, Whistler Film Festival, 2025
Habler Award, Whistler Film Festival, 2025
Osler Best First Feature Award, Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival, 2025
Best Director, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, 2025
Best Cinematography, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, 2025
Best Editing, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, 2025
People’s Choice – Best Performance, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, 2025
Audience Choice Award, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2025
 
SUPPORTERS
TELEFILM CANADA
CANADA MEDIA FUND
CREATIVE BC
CRAVE
HOLLYWOOD SUITE
 
CO PRODUCED WITH EXPERIMENTAL FOREST FILMS
IN ASSOCIATION WITH WATERMARK MEDIA
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