Yakushima's Illusion

A French coordinator for pediatric heart transplants travels to Japan to help a young boy in need of a life-saving operation. Corry faces the challenge of working within a culture where organ donation is largely viewed as a taboo. As she struggles to find a donor and change local perceptions, her partner Jin, a photographer from Yakushima, disappears without a trace. Corry must then navigate the search for Jin while continuing her race against time to save her patient.

The drama was directed and written by Naomi Kawase, following her previous work on True Mothers. The film is a co-production between Belgium, Luxembourg, France, and Japan, produced by companies including Cinéfrance and Tarantula. The cast is led by Vicky Krieps as Corry and Kanichiro Sato as Jin, with supporting roles played by Ojiro Nakamura, Misaki Kakano, Haruto Tsuchiya, and Ukyo Todoshi. In total, 24 actors are credited in the 122-minute production.