Writer/director Mayumi Yoshida makes her feature debut with Akashi, in which she also plays the lead role of Kana, a Japanese Canadian artist who returns to Tokyo for her grandmother's funeral. While connecting with a past love, Kana looks into her grandfather's secret affair.
The film also stars Hana Kino, Ryo Tajima, Chieko Matsubara, Kunio Murai, Shun Sugata, Bun Kimura, Sayaka Kunisada, Hiro Kanagawa and Jess McLeod.
Akashi is in Canadian cinemas from November 13th. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
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.