Yakushima's Illusion () is a 2025 drama film directed by Naomi Kawase. Starting Vicky Krieps and Kanichiro, the film follows Corry, a French coordinator of pediatric heart transplants, who is sent to Japan where organ donation remains taboo.
An international co-production, the film had its world premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 15 August 2025, in the Main Competition section, where it competes for Golden Leopard. The film will have limited release by Ad Vitam in France on 25 February 2026.
The film was shot in Yakushima, Japan.
Yakushima's Illusion had its World Premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 15 August 2025, and competed for Golden Leopard.
It was screened in LEAFF Official Selection of the 10th London East Asian Film Festival on October 25, 2025.
It was also screened in Masters section of the 2025 Stockholm International Film Festival on 7 November 2025. It will compete for IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 56th International Film Festival of India in November 2025.
The film will be released in Japanese theatres on 6 February 2026, and have limited release in France on 25 February 2026.