Yamabuki
A story of finding a place to root yourself when life’s obstacles have dispirited you. Chang-su, a former equestrian athlete for the South Korean national team, was forced to give up on his dream early. He finds himself working at a quarry in the rural town of Minawa in western Japan, where he lives with Minami and her infant daughter. Yamabuki, a teenage girl, begins to stage silent protests that blossom into community action, much to the dismay of her policeman father. The quiet surface of this rural town is gradually peeled off to reveal frustration and loneliness that, once given a voice, begin to connect people.
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Cast
12 people
KANG Yoon-Soo
YUN Chang-Su
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Kilala Inori
Yamabuki Hayawaka
Known for
Pachinko
It's a Summer Film!
Yohta Kawase
Known for
Human Vapor
Misa Wada
Minami
Known for
Kokuho
Masaki Miura
Known for
Tokyo Vice
The Outsider
Yuya Matsuura
Known for
Ju-On: Origins
Last Samurai Standing
Munetaka Aoki
Known for
Godzilla Minus One
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Hisao Kurozumi
Also in
The Fish with One Sleeve
Manji
Mayumi Sakura
Known for
Gannibal
Plan 75
Maki Nishiyama
Known for
Wife of a Spy
Asako I & II
Hotaru
Also in
Captive Market
Silent Suffer
Kazuhiro Sano
Also in
The Noisy Requiem
Re-Wind
Juichiro Yamasaki Director · Olivier Deparis Composer Kenta Tawara Cinematographer
First release January 26, 2022 · Produced in France, Japan · Languages Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese
Production
Survivance
Production · Distribution
France · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
やまぶき
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese · Korean · Vietnamese
Release dates
Netherlands · January 26, 2022
Premiere
Japan · November 5, 2022
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 19, 2022 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
August 2, 2023 · Theatrical
February 26, 2024 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
October 29, 2022 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
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