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A Pale View of Hills

A Pale View of Hills

20257.82h 3m

Overview

Dual timelines explore a Japanese widow's memories spanning post-war Nagasaki in 1950s and England during 1980s Cold War era, unraveling secrets that intertwine her past and present experiences across borders.

Directed by Kei Ishikawa
Written by Kazuo Ishiguro, Kei Ishikawa
Produced by Hiroaki Ishiguro, Marta Gmosińska, Elizabeth Karlsen
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Top Cast

Suzu Hirose

Suzu Hirose

Etsuko

Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaido

Sachiko

Yoh Yoshida

Yoh Yoshida

Etsuko

Camilla Aiko

Camilla Aiko

Niki

Kouhei Matsushita

Kouhei Matsushita

Jiro

Tomokazu Miura

Tomokazu Miura

Ogata

Lynette Edwards

Lynette Edwards

Rie Shibata

Rie Shibata

Daichi Watanabe

Daichi Watanabe

R

Romain Danna

Frank

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookwidow1950s1960snagasaki, japanhuman mystery

About A Pale View of Hills

A Pale View of Hills is a drama, history film released in 2025 exploring themes of based on novel or book, widow, 1950s, 1960s, nagasaki, japan, human mystery. Directed by Kei Ishikawa, it stars Suzu Hirose, Fumi Nikaido, Yoh Yoshida. Dual timelines explore a Japanese widow's memories spanning post-war Nagasaki in 1950s and England during 1980s Cold War era, unraveling secrets that intertwine her past and present experiences across borders.

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