The Scent of Rio
Synopsis
The Scent of Rio tells the story of a family shaped by the migration waves of the early 20th century between Japan and Brazil. Jorge and Jun, father and son, have been estranged for years. Jorge lives in Japan, while Jun resides in Brazil. One day, Jorge writes a letter to his son a letter that goes unanswered. Later, Jorge suffers a stroke that leaves him in a deeply altered state of consciousness. Jun then flies to Tokyo to finally respond to his father’s letter and to help him die.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Art Production
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Claire Marquet
- Screenwriter : Louis Mureau
- Directors of Photography : Flávio Gusmão, Louis Mureau
- Music Composer : Suga Dairo Trio
- Assistant director : Caroline Grisel
- Editor : Baptiste Druot
- Sound Recordist : Benjamin Laurent
- Voice : Yoshi Oïda
- Production managers : Claire Marquet, Marthe De Mendonça Lima
- Sound Editor : Jonas Bengio
- Production Designer : Sho Endo
- Grader : Marine Lepoutre
- Sound Mixer : Benjamin Laurent
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Society, Ageing, Family, Love
- Production language : Portuguese, Japanese
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2025
- Runtime : 16 min 41 seconds
- Visa number : 164.300
- Visa issue date : 28/05/2025
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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