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Sidonie In Japan

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On a book tour in Japan, Sidonie Perceval, haunted by her late husband's ghost, begins an affair with her mysterious Japanese publisher.

Critics Reviews

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Guy Lodge Variety Élise Girard’s droll, bittersweet romance mostly dodges [pitfalls] with grace and good humor, plus a pointed awareness of the limitations of its outsider perspective. Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter A quietly touching tale of grief and ghosts. Sep 1, 2023 Full Review Desirée De Fez Fotogramas Girard explores the protagonist's wonder with charming minimalist humor and impresses her image on the scenery through her adventure. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Sep 13, 2024 Full Review Irene Crespo Cinemanía (Spain) Huppert is going to Japan and you'll want to go on a trip with her... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Sep 12, 2024 Full Review Nadine Whitney AWFJ.org Sidone in Japan is irritatingly artificial. The humour is slight, the faux-profundity embarrassing. Girard’s Japonisme is empty aesthetic. Rated: 2/5 Jul 12, 2024 Full Review Mark Demetrius FILMINK (Australia) … a really slight and under-written affair, and never approaches the quasi-Zen sublimity or artfulness its makers evidently intended. Rated: 11/20 Jun 30, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Peg M I thoroughly enjoyed this movie! Often hauntingly beautiful and sensitive with pretty vignettes and delicate music, creating the perfect romantic landscape for the story. Two appealing lead characters who delightfully merge French and Japanese worlds…often, without words. A gentle and thoughtfully constructed movie, focussed on the lives of two people who are dealing with grief, of various types, in their very different worlds. I found this film, intoxicatingly beautiful. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/31/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Élise Girard

Director

Isabelle Huppert

Sidonie Perceval

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Kenzo Mizoguchi

August Diehl

Actor

Sebastien Haguenauer

Executive Producer

Christelle Michel

Line Producer
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Movie Info

Synopsis On a book tour in Japan, Sidonie Perceval, haunted by her late husband's ghost, begins an affair with her mysterious Japanese publisher.
Director
Élise Girard
Producer
Antoine Morand, Yû Shibuya, Sebastien Haguenauer
Screenwriter
Élise Girard, Maud Ameline, Sophie Fillières
Production Co
Box Productions, Lupa Film, 10:15! Productions
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 35m