Plot Summary

Akashi is a multigenerational love story told across parallel timelines. Kana, a struggling artist in Vancouver, returns to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral, feeling out of place after ten years abroad. As she reflects on a secret only she and her grandmother shared—that her grandfather had another lover—she unexpectedly reconnects with an old love, Hiro. Intercut with the past, which traces her grandfather’s decades-long affair, Kana confronts hidden family truths and begins to navigate the complexities of love, sacrifice, and the choices that shape a life between desire and duty.

Movie Details

Original Title
あかし
Status
released
Original Language
ja

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Cast

Mayumi Yoshida as Kana

Mayumi Yoshida

Kana

Hana Kino as Grandma

Hana Kino

Grandma

Ryo Tajima as Hiro

Ryo Tajima

Hiro

Chieko Matsubara as Wakako

Chieko Matsubara

Wakako

Kunio Murai as Grandpa

Kunio Murai

Grandpa

Jess McLeod as Shelby

Jess McLeod

Shelby

Shun Sugata as Tadashi

Shun Sugata

Tadashi

annie the clumsy as Mika

annie the clumsy

Mika

Kenji Masaki as Nobu

Kenji Masaki

Nobu

Yuko Kii as Tomomi

Yuko Kii

Tomomi

Yuriko Ohnuma as Seiko

Yuriko Ohnuma

Seiko

Shohei Yamazaki as Koji

Shohei Yamazaki

Koji

Tyson Ohya as Ryu

Tyson Ohya

Ryu

Hiro Kanagawa as Cab Driver

Hiro Kanagawa

Cab Driver

Sayaka Kunisada as Young Wakako

Sayaka Kunisada

Young Wakako

Bun Kimura as Young Grandpa

Bun Kimura

Young Grandpa

Production Companies

Crave logoCrave
Experimental Forest Films logoExperimental Forest Films
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Hollywood Suite logoHollywood Suite
Musubi Arts logoMusubi Arts
Tokyo Film Commission logoTokyo Film Commission