Vision

Vision

59th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Jeanne, a French journalist, comes to Japan in search of “Vision,” a rare medicinal herb that grows once in a millenial – every 997 years, in specific – and is said to strip away all spiritual anguish and weaknesses in human beings. Aki, a wise villager who knows the forest well, shares a prophecy about the arrival of the mysterious “One” and then disappears. As Jeanne gets closer to Tomo, the forest’s keeper who was devoted to Aki, a millennial event is taking place in the Yoshino mountains, opening a door to the One and the true potential of human existence. A unique cinematic metaphysical vision, made by the most important directors of the Far East.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Naomi Kawase
Script: Naomi Kawase
Cinematography: Arata Dodo
Editing: Yoichi Shibuya
Music: Makoto Ozone
Actors: Juliette Binoche, Masatoshi Nagase, Takanori Iwata, Mari Natsuki, Minami, Mirai Moriyama, Min Tanaka
Production: Ldh Japan, Slot Machine, Kumie
Producers: Takanori Funayama, Marianne Slot, Ruth Kie
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Japan, France
Production Year: 2018
Duration: 109΄
Distribution in Greece: Tanweer
Contact: Elle Driver, sales@elledriver.eu

Naomi Kawase

Filmography

1997 Suzaku
200 Hotaru
2003 Shara
2007 The Morning Forest
2011 Hanezu
2014 Still the Water
2020 True Mothers