A Pale View of Hills (film)

A Pale View of Hills is a 2025 internationally co-produced drama film, written and directed by Kei Ishikawa. It is based upon the 1982 novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro. It stars Suzu Hirose, Fumi Nikaido, Yō Yoshida and Camilla Aiko.

A Pale View of Hills
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Directed by	Kei Ishikawa
Screenplay by	Kei Ishikawa
Based on	A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro
Produced by	Hiroyuki Ishiguro Miyuki Fukuma Stephen Woolley Elizabeth Karlsen Mariusz Wlodarski Marta Gmosinska
Starring	Suzu Hirose Fumi Nikaido Yō Yoshida Camilla Aiko
Cinematography	Piotr Niemyjski[1]
Music by	Paweł Mykietyn
Production companies	U-Next Bunbuku Lava Films Number 9 Films
Distributed by	Gaga
Release date	15 May 2025 (2025-05-15) (Cannes)
Countries	United Kingdom Japan Poland
Languages	English Japanese

The film had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2025.

Premise

Follows a widow's memories unraveling between Japan in the 1950s and England in the 1980s.

Cast

• Suzu Hirose as Etsuko (1950s)
• Fumi Nikaido as Sachiko
• Yō Yoshida as Etsuko (1980s)
• Camilla Aiko as Niki
• Kouhei Matsushita as Jiro
• Tomokazu Miura as Ogata

Production

In August 2024, Suzu Hirose joined the cast of the film, with Kei Ishikawa directing from a screenplay he wrote, based upon the novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro, with Ishiguro serving as executive producer.^[2]

Principal photography began in August 2024, and was in post-production by January 2025.^[3][4]

Release

It will have its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard section on 15 May 2025.^[5][6]