Nagi Notes

Plot

Yoriko, an artist living in rural Nagi, is haunted by a former love affair she cannot bear to mourn. When Yuri, a recently separated architect, travels from Tokyo to visit her friend and former sister-in-law, both women find themselves at a crossroad, each searching for ways to let go of the past and define their identities. Yuri's brief escape from the city settles into a quiet confrontation of loss and probing for the two women in bucolic Nagi.

About Nagi Notes

Nagi Notes (Japanese: ナギダイアリー, Hepburn: Nagi Daiari; lit. 'Nagi Diary') is a 2026 drama film written and directed by Koji Fukada, based on the play Tōkyō Notes by Oriza Hirata. It stars Shizuka Ishibashi ‌as Yuri, a Tokyo-based architect who travels to the rural village of Nagi, Okayama, to visit her friend and former sister-in-law, Yoriko (Takako Matsu), to pose for a ‌sculpture. It also stars Kenichi Matsuyama, Kawaguchi Waku and Kiyora Fujiwara. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 13 May, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and the Queer Palm. It was theatrically released in Japan on 25 September 2026.

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