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Cannes 2025: Ishikawa’s Film Explores Immigration and Feminism

5/19/2025

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Japanese director Kei Ishikawa's film adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's debut novel, "A Pale View of Hills," made a striking debut at Cannes 2025. The poignant narrative weaves together Etsuko's post-war Nagasaki life and her daughter's journey in 1980s England. Ishiguro, whose mother endured the atomic bomb, lauded the film for its powerful exploration of immigration and feminism.

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Japanese director Kei Ishikawa's film adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's debut novel, "A Pale View of Hills," made a striking debut at Cannes 2025. The poignant narrative weaves together Etsuko's post-war Nagasaki life and her daughter's journey in 1980s England. Ishiguro, whose mother endured the atomic bomb, lauded the film for its powerful exploration of immigration and feminism.