VISION

By Naomi KAWASE

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Drama - Completed 2018

Jeanne leaves for Japan, in search of a rare medicinal plant. During this trip, she meets Tomo, a forest ranger, who accompanies her on her quest and guides her on the traces of her past. 20 years ago, in the forests of Yoshino, Jeanne lived her first love.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2018
Special Presentations
San Sebastian FF 2018
Official selection
Busan IFF 2018
A Window on Asian Cinema
    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • JAPAN, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 109 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Naomi KAWASE
    • Writer(s)
    • Naomi KAWASE
    • Producer(s)
    • Marianne SLOT (SLOT MACHINE), Naomi KAWASE (LDH PICTURES INC.)
    • Synopsis
    • Jeanne, a French journalist, comes to Japan in search of Vision, a rare medicinal herb said to strip away all spiritual anguish and weakness in human beings. She learns that Vision appears only once every 997 years under special conditions, and that time is near. As Jeanne searches the forests for the phantom herb, a millennial event is about to take place in the Yoshino mountains of Nara, opening a door to the true potential of human existence.