PROJECTS
+ Akashi
+ Meadowlarks
+ Nechako
+ Inedia
+ Seagrass
+ Until Branches Bend
+ The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
+ Never Steady, Never Still
+ Perfumed Dreaming
+ In a Different Light
+ Similkameen Crossroads
+ Listener's Guide to the Saskatchewan Grid Road Map
+ Estuary
IN PRODUCTION
+ Seventeen
+ In Alaska
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AKASHI
[ 2025 . Canada ]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 DUDSDEEMAYTHA starring MAYUMI YOSHIDA, HANA KINO, RYO TAJIMA, CHIEKO MATUSBARA, KUNIO MURAI
cinematographer JARYL LIM
editor NACH DUDSDEEMAYTHA
composer ANDREW YONG HOON LEE
executive producers JULIE 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