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Reviews’Yakushima’s Illusion’ review: Vicky Krieps stars in Naomi Kawase’s humanistic Japanese hospital drama
Writer/director Kawase presents a delicately-handled study of the country’s challenging organ donation landscape
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NewsNaomi Kawase denies 2015 assault allegations
Representation for the Japanese director claim reports were “not accurate”.
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NewsCinefrance launches sales on Naomi Kawase’s ‘Yakushima’s Illusion’
EXCLUSIVE: Ad Vitam will release the film in France.
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NewsLocarno adds Naomi Kawase’s ‘Yakushima’s Illusion’ to international competition
Japanese director’s latest stars Vicky Krieps.
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NewsJapanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase accused of assault on set
The director was recently in Cannes with ’Tokyo 2020 Side A’.
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NewsNaomi Kawase’s ‘Yakushima’s Illusion’ scores key sales ahead of Locarno premiere
EXCLUSIVE: The film stars Vicky Krieps as a French doctor in Japan whose partner goes missing.
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NewsNaomi Kawase’s Nara film festival sets 2024 competition line-up
International features will vie for the Golden Shika award.
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NewsNaomi Kawase to direct Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games official film
Kawase will be the fifth woman to direct an official Olympic film.
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NewsJapan’s Yamagata documentary festival partners with DAFilms for free online programme
The selection includes early films by Naomi Kawase and Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
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