Trailer: ‘A Pale View of Hills’
By Phil Mills | Jul 29, 2025
‘A Pale View of Hills’ (遠い山なみの光) is a 2025 Japanese historical drama written and directed by Kei Ishikawa.
Based on the novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro, the film recounts a Japanese widow’s memories of post-war Nagasaki and 1980s England, revealing secrets linking her past and present across two eras. The cast includes Suzu Hirose, Fumi Nikaido, Yo Yoshida, Camilla Aiko, and Rie Shibata.
Synopsis: Niki, born to a Japanese mother and a British father, dropped out of university to pursue a writing career. She wants to write about the life of her mother, Etsuko, who survived the Nagasaki atomic bombing, moved to England after the war, and lost her eldest daughter, with whom she shared both joys and hardships. At the urging of her younger daughter, Etsuko begins to recount memories she had long kept silent. These memories centre on a summer spent in post-war Nagasaki with a woman named Sachiko and her young daughter. However, Niki gradually notices inconsistencies in the story… [© Far East Films]
‘A Pale View of Hills’ opens across Japan on September 5, 2025.
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