Spirit World (film)
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| French | Yūrei |
| Directed by | Eric Khoo |
| Screenplay by | Edward Khoo |
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| Cinematography | Adrian Tan |
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| Music by | Jeanne Cherhal |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
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Spirit World (French: Yūrei) is a 2024 fantasy drama film directed by Eric Khoo. The film stars Catherine Deneuve as legendary singer Claire who flies to Japan for a final sold-out concert, but as the show comes to an end so does her worldly life.[1][2] A France, Japan and Singapore co-production, the film will premiere as closing film of 29th Busan International Film Festival on 11 October 2024.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Catherine Deneuve as Claire Emery
- Masaaki Sakai
- Yutaka Takenouchi
- Jun Fubuki
Production
[edit]The film based on an original screenplay, is structured as a three-way production involving companies from Singapore, Japan and France. Singapore authorities supported the project financially. In January 2024, production began in Takasaki, an ancient town on Honshu Island between Tokyo and Kyoto, where it continued for 10 days, before moving to other locations.[1]
Release
[edit]Spirit World will have its premiere at 29th Busan International Film Festival as closing film on October 11, 2024.[4]
The film will be released on 18 December 2024 in French theatres by ARP Sélection.[5]
Goodfellas, a Paris-based sales company acquired the international sales rights and will launch the film at the Eurepeon Film Market. ARP Sélection acquired French rights and will release the film in France.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Patrick Frater (10 January 2024). "Catherine Deneuve to Star in 'Spirit World,' Japan-Set Fantasy Film by Singapore's Eric Khoo (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ a b Goodfellow, Melanie (2 February 2024). "Eric Khoo Talks Japanese Drama 'Spirit World' With Catherine Deneuve As Goodfellas Boards Sales – EFM". Deadline. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "The 29th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List". Busan International Film Festival. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Shackleton, Liz (3 September 2024). "Busan To Open With Park Chan-wook's Netflix Title 'Uprising', Close With Eric Khoo's 'Spirit World'; Kiyoshi Kurosawa Named Asian Filmmaker Of The Year". Deadline. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Yūrei" [Yūrei]. AlloCiné (in French). 15 October 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Spirit World at IMDb
- Upcoming films
- 2024 films
- 2024 drama films
- 2020s French-language films
- French fantasy films
- 2020s French films
- 2020s Japanese films
- 2020s Japanese-language films
- Films directed by Eric Khoo
- Singaporean drama films
- Japanese drama films
- French drama films
- Singaporean multilingual films
- Japanese multilingual films
- French multilingual films
- Films shot in Japan