A PALE VIEW OF HILLS

Kazuo Ishiguro, winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature and the author of highly acclaimed film adaptations such as The Remains of the Day and Do Not Let Me Go, has written his debut full-length novel, The Light in the Distant Mountains, which won the Royal Society of Literature Award in 1982. Set in his birthplace of Nagasaki, the film is a human mystery that unravels the secrets of intersecting "memories" that transcend time and place: Nagasaki in the 1950s, shortly after the war, and England in the 1980s. Directed by Kei Ishikawa. Aru Otoko" won a total of eight awards at the 46th Japan Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Kazuo Ishiguro himself was named as an executive producer for the film adaptation, which is a co-production between Japan, the United Kingdom, and Poland. The music is by Polish composer and clarinetist Pawel Mwikietin. The film stars Suzu Hirose, Fumi Nikaido, Yo Yo Yoshida, Kohei Matsushita, Tomokazu Miura, and a star-studded cast that depicts a story that begins with a lie told by women in the summer of 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the war. [Blu-spec CD2 discs are fully compatible with standard CD players.]
Release Date: 2025.9.3