Japan Picks Hamaguchi's 'All of a Sudden' for 2027 Oscars — SkimNews
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- Ryusuke Hamaguchi's "All of a Sudden" trailer debuted as Japan officially entered the film in the 2027 Oscar Best International Feature race.
- The Japanese-French-language drama received an 11-minute standing ovation at Cannes and won Best Actress for stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto.
- The plot centers on Marie-Lou (Efira), a director of an elderly care facility advocating dignity-based care, who forges a deep friendship with Mari (Okamoto), a Japanese theater director battling cancer.
- Hamaguchi co-wrote the screenplay with Léa Le Dimna, loosely adapting Makiko Miyano and Maho Isono's book "When Life Suddenly Takes a Turn: Twenty Letters Between a Philosopher with Terminal Cancer and a Medical Anthropologist."
- The film is a four-country co-production from France's Cinefrance Studios, Japan's Office Shirous and Bitters End, Germany's Heimatfilm, and Belgium's Tarantula.
- Neon will open the film in U.S. theaters on November 25.
Why it matters: Japan's submission of a Japanese-French co-production that won Best Actress at Cannes signals a serious Oscar play for one of the country's top auteurs; Neon's November 25 U.S. release slots the film into the heart of awards season, giving U.S. voters time to screen it before nominations close.
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