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Sidonie in Japan

Sidonie in Japan

Drama · Romance · 2024

Sidonie Perceval, an established French writer, is mourning her deceased husband. Invited to Japan for the reedition of her first book, she is welcomed by her local editor who takes her to Kyoto, the city of shrines and temples. As they travel together through the Japanese spring blossoms, she slowly opens up to him. But the ghost of her husband follows Sidonie: she will have to finally let go of the past to let herself love again.

Movie details

Sidonie in Japan

2024 Drama · Romance 1h 35m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

Rotten Tomatoes

56 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

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Sidonie Perceval, an established French writer, is mourning her deceased husband. Invited to Japan for the reedition of her first book, she is welcomed by her local editor who takes her to Kyoto, the city of shrines and temples. As they travel together through the Japanese spring blossoms, she slowly opens up to him. But the ghost of her husband follows Sidonie: she will have to finally let go of the past to let herself love again.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Elise Girard

Written by

Sophie Fillières · Maud Ameline · Elise Girard

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Sidonie Perceval

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Kenzo Mizoguchi

August Diehl

August Diehl

Antoine Perceval

Y

Yuoko Hitomi

Noriko Tamaguchi

A

Aurora Catalano

Stewardess aéroport CDG

Y

Yusuke Kitaguchi

Employé aéroport

M

Masumi Fukushi

Cliente hôtel

Court is in session

Put Sidonie in Japan on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.