Renoir

Directed by: Chie Hayakawa

Starring: Yui Suzuki, Hikari Ishida, Ayumu Nakajima

Japan/France/Singapore/Philippines/Indonesia/Qatar 2025, psychological drama, 116 min, from 15 years

Suburbs of Tokyo, 1987. 11-year-old Fuki watches the disintegration of her family world. Her father, Keiji, struggles with an incurable illness, and her mother, Utako, overwhelmed by work and caring for her sick husband, becomes emotionally absent. Fuki escapes into a world of imagination, where he feels much safer. The girl begins to be fascinated by hypnosis and telepathy, she also has a very rich inner world. All this also allows her to better cope with the difficult reality around her.