All of a Sudden (2026)
- Released
- Runtime 3h 16m
- Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.9/10 (50 votes)
Synopsis
Marie-Lou Fontaine, director of a nursing home in the Paris suburbs, defies convention by adopting the 'Humanitude' method despite her team’s resistance. Her encounter with Mari Morisaki, a terminally ill Japanese playwright, transforms her life. Together, they turn the facility into a symbol of resistance and humanity against the system’s limits.
Cast
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Virginie Efira
as Marie-Lou Fontaine
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Tao Okamoto
as Mari Morisaki
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Kyōzō Nagatsuka
as Goro Kiyomiya
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Kodai Kurosaki
as Tomoki Kubodera
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Jean-Charles Clichet
as Olivier
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Marie Bunel
as Sophie
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Romain Cottard
as Damien
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Marie Denarnaud
as Laurence
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Gabriel Dahmani
as Djibril
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Sephora Pondi
as Adidja
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Heidi Becker-Babel
as Marion
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Lazare Gousseau
as Claude
- Rose Bourdon as Stéphanie
- Jérôme Chappatte as Philippe Murano
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Geneviève Emanuelli
as Micheline
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Evelyne Istria
as Mireille
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Sonia Faïdi
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Héloïse Janjaud
as Vanessa
Crew
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Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Director
- Alan Guichaoua Director of Photography
- Azusa Yamazaki Editor
- Samuel Andreyev Original Music Composer
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David Gauquié
Producer
- Julien Deris Producer
- Kosuke Oshida Producer
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Yuji Sadai
Producer
- Renan Artukmac Producer
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Jean-Luc Ormières
Producer
- Hiroko Matsuda Producer
- Joseph Rouschop Producer
News about All of a Sudden
‘All Of A Sudden’ Trailer: Ryusuke Hamaguchi Returns With Parisian Drama That Japan Submitted To The Oscars
Here’s the first trailer for Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest All of a Sudden, Japan’s entry into the 2027 Oscar Best International Feature race. The…
‘All of a Sudden’ Trailer: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Epic Two-Hander Stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto
Exclusive: A hit out of Cannes, the film is Japan's entry for Best International Feature. It may go even further than that.
Virginie Efira to Receive Mill Valley Film Festival’s Screen Artistry Award for ‘All of a Sudden’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Virginie Efira will receive the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) Award for Screen Artistry at the festival’s 49th edition, organizers announced. The actor is…
Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s ‘All of a Sudden,’ Abinash Bikram Shah’s ‘Elephants in the Fog’ Lead Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations
Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s “All of a Sudden” and Abinash Bikram Shah’s “Elephants in the Fog” led nominations for the 19th Asia Pacific Screen Awards with three nods…
Oscars: Japan Selects ‘All of a Sudden’ for International Feature Race
Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s “All of a Sudden” has been selected as Japan’s entry in the international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards, the Motion Picture…
