Sayonara (2015 Film)

Sayonara is a 2015 Japanese drama and science fiction film directed by Koji Fukada and co-written by Oriza Hirata and Koji Fukada. Produced by Kazuyoshi Okuyama and Koji Fukada with cinematography by Akiko Ashizawa, the film features a runtime of 112 minutes and was distributed by Phantom Film.

Promotional still from the film Sayonara — Promotional visual for the film Sayonara.

Plot Synopsis

In a near future where Japan is contaminated by radioactivity, citizens gradually evacuate the country under an official evacuation plan. Tanya, a foreign refugee with a weak constitution since childhood, ranks at the bottom of the evacuation order and is left behind. An android named Reona supports and watches over Tanya as she faces her final moments in an abandoned Japan.

Cast

The principal cast includes:

Bryerly Long as Tanya
Hirofumi Arai
Geminoid F as Reona
Makiko Murata
Nijiro Murakami
Yuko Kibiki

Portrait of actress Bryerly Long — Bryerly Long

Portrait of actor Hirofumi Arai — Hirofumi Arai

Portrait of android Geminoid F — Geminoid F

Portrait of actress Makiko Murata — Makiko Murata

Portrait of actor Nijiro Murakami — Nijiro Murakami

Portrait of actress Yuko Kibiki — Yuko Kibiki

Release and Festival Screenings

The film had its world premiere on October 24, 2015, in competition at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival, which ran from October 22 to October 31, 2015. It subsequently received its North American premiere at the 10th JAPAN CUTS festival on July 14–24, 2016. The general theatrical release in Japan took place on November 21, 2015.