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Neon Secures North American Rights to Hamaguchi's Latest Film

2/17/2026

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Neon has acquired North American rights to Ryusuke Hamaguchi's All Of A Sudden at the European Film Market in Berlin, with Diaphana and Bitters End handling distribution in France and Japan.
The film stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto.
It centers on the bond between a Japanese theater director and the head of a French care home, inspired by real-life letters from the book When Life Suddenly Takes a Turn.

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Neon has acquired North American rights to Ryusuke Hamaguchi's All Of A Sudden at the European Film Market in Berlin, with Diaphana and Bitters End handling distribution in France and Japan.
The film stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto.
It centers on the bond between a Japanese theater director and the head of a French care home, inspired by real-life letters from the book When Life Suddenly Takes a Turn.