AKASHI (2025)
Synopsis
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.
Crew
writer & director MAYUMI YOSHIDA
producers TYLER HAGAN,NACH DUDSDEEMAYTH
starring MAYUMI YOSHIDA, HANA KINO, RYO TAJIMA, CHIEKO MATUSBARA, KUNIO MURAI
cinematographerJARYL LIM
editor NACH DUDSDEEMAYTHA
composerANDREW YONG HOON LEE
executive producersJULIE WATERS, EVAN DYAL, MALLORY SCHWARTZ, JUSTIN AMBROSINO
Supporters
Telefilm Canada, The Canada Media Fund, CRAVE, Hollywood Suite Tokyo Location Box, MAM
Festivals & Awards
World Premiere - VIFF 2025
*Audience Choice Award - Northern Lights Section
Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2025
Reel Asian Film Festival 2025
Whistler International Film Festival 2025