Sidonie in Japan

Sidonie in Japan (Sidonie au Japon) is a 2023 romantic drama film co-written and directed by Élise Girard and starring Isabelle Huppert. It premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Cast

 * Isabelle Huppert as Sidonie
 * Tsuyoshi Ihara as Kenzo Mizoguchi
 * August Diehl as Antoine
 * Setsuko Hara as Noriko

Production
Girard drew inspiration for the film from her first trip to Japan that she made to promote her 2011 film Belleville-Tokyo. The film is a co-production between France, Germany, Switzerland and Japan. It is one of the last works of co-writer Sophie Fillières, who died two months before its premiere.

Release
The film premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) sidebar. It was released in French cinemas on 3 April 2024.