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Akashi

Name: Akashi
Genre: Drama
Released: 2025-10-05
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Mayumi Yoshida, Hana Kino, Ryo Tajima, Chieko Matsubara, Kunio Murai

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Akashi is a multigenerational love story told across parallel timelines. Kana, a struggling artist in Vancouver, returns to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral, feeling out of place after ten years abroad. As she reflects on a secret only she and her grandmother shared—that her grandfather had another lover—she unexpectedly reconnects with an old love, Hiro. Intercut with the past, which traces her grandfather’s decades-long affair, Kana confronts hidden family truths and begins to navigate the complexities of love, sacrifice, and the choices that shape a life between desire and duty.

Director: Mayumi Yoshida
Writers: Mayumi Yoshida
Language: Japanese
Country: Canada, Japan
Release date: 5 October 2025

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