Yakushima's Illusion () 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.
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. The film was released by Ad Vitam in France on 17 June 2026.
Cast 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
The film was shot in Yakushima, Japan.
Release
Yakushima's Illusion had its World Premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 15 August 2025, and competed for Golden Leopard.
It was screened in LEAFF Official Selection of the 10th London East Asian Film Festival on October 25, 2025.
It was also screened in Masters section of the 2025 Stockholm International Film Festival on 7 November 2025. It will compete for IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 56th International Film Festival of India in November 2025.
The film was released in Japanese theatres on 6 February 2026, and in France on 17 June 2026.
Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient Result Locarno Film Festival16 August 2025 Golden Leopard Yakushima's Illusion International Film Festival of India28 November 2025 IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal
References
External links
Yakushima's Illusion at Locarno Film Festival