A Pale View of Hills (film)

A Pale View of Hills
Promotional poster
Directed byKei Ishikawa
Screenplay byKei Ishikawa
Based onA Pale View of Hills
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPiotr Niemyjski[1]
Music byPaweł Mykietyn
Production
companies
Distributed byGaga
Release date
  • 15 May 2025 (2025-05-15) (Cannes)
Running time
123 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • Japan
  • Poland
Languages
  • English
  • Japanese

A Pale View of Hills is a 2025 drama film written and directed by Kei Ishikawa, based on the 1982 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. The plot follows a widow's memories unraveling between Japan in the 1950s and England in the 1980s. It stars Suzu Hirose, Fumi Nikaido, Yō Yoshida and Camilla Aiko.

A Pale View of Hills had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2025.

Cast

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.[3]

Principal photography began in August 2024, and was in post-production by January 2025.[4][5]

Release

A Pale View of Hills had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard section on 15 May 2025.[6][7]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 60% of 15 critics' reviews are positive.[8]

Accolades

Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
38th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Film A Pale View of Hills Nominated [9]
Best Director Kei Ishikawa Nominated [9]
Best Actress Suzu Hirose Won [10]
Best Supporting Actress Fumi Nikaido Nominated [9]
47th Yokohama Film Festival Best Actress Suzu Hirose Won [11]
80th Mainichi Film Awards Best Supporting Performance Fumi Nikaido Nominated [12]
Best Art Direction Hiroyuki Wagatsuma and Adam Marshall Nominated [12]
68th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Film A Pale View of Hills Nominated [13]
Best Actress Suzu Hirose Won [14]
49th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Suzu Hirose Nominated [15]

References

  1. ^ "Pejzaż w kolorze sepii, film kinowy, dramat / obyczajowy, 2024-2025 | Crew United" – via www.crew-united.com.
  2. ^ "A Pale View of Hills (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  3. ^ Merican, Sara (23 August 2024). "Kazuo Ishiguro's 'A Pale View of Hills' Gets Film Adaptation With Japan's Bunbuku & U.K.'s Number 9". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  4. ^ Frater, Patrick (22 August 2024). "'A Pale View of Hills,' Debut Novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, Now Filming for Japan's Bunbuku and U.K.'s Number 9". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  5. ^ Economu, Vassils (29 January 2025). "Kei Ishikawa's A Pale View of Hills enters post-production". CineEuropa. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  6. ^ Ntim, Zac (10 April 2025). "Cannes Competition: Aster, Trier, Dardennes, Reichardt, Ducournau & Wes Anderson Among Lineup — Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  7. ^ "The Screenings Guide of the 78th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  8. ^ "A Pale View of Hills". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "【映画大賞】「国宝」が7部門で11ノミネート、「宝島」が6部門／ノミネート全リスト". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 13 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  10. ^ "【映画大賞】「国宝」が史上最多の6冠 主演男優賞は吉沢亮、主演女優賞は広瀬すず". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 28 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  11. ^ "2025年日本映画個人賞". Yokohama Film Festival (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  12. ^ a b "毎日映画コンクール「国宝」が最多10部門ノミネート! 主演俳優賞候補に吉沢亮、来年1・16各賞発表". Sponichi (in Japanese). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  13. ^ "ブルーリボン賞ノミネートが決定 映画「国宝」が最多5部門8ノミネート「宝島」「ナイトフラワー」が続く". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  14. ^ "【ブルーリボン賞】歴史的ヒット「国宝」に作品賞 李相日監督「"目覚め"のような発見があったのでは」". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  15. ^ "「第49回日本アカデミー賞」優秀賞＆新人俳優賞発表 吉沢亮・松村北斗・長澤まさみほか【受賞者・作品一覧】". Model Press (in Japanese). 19 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
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