Sidonie Perceval, an established French writer, is mourning her deceased husband. Invited to Japan for the reedition of her first book, she is welcomed by her local editor who takes her to Kyoto, the city of shrines and temples. As they travel together through the Japanese spring blossoms, she slowly opens up to him. But the ghost of her husband follows Sidonie: she will have to finally let go of the past to let herself love again.
Elise Girard
Director
Isabelle Huppert
Sidonie Perceval
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Kenzo Mizoguchi
August Diehl
Antoine Perceval
Yuoko Hitomi
Noriko Tamaguchi
Aurora Catalano
Stewardess aéroport CDG
Yusuke Kitaguchi
Employé aéroport
Masumi Fukushi
Cliente hôtel
Keiko Hara
Cliente hôtel
Tomoko Abe
Journaliste
Hidetoshi Kawaya
Groom hôtel Kyoto
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