Press Release
Distribution & Promotion｜Film “The Height of the Coconut Trees” First Official Trailer Released! Depicting a Life That Swings Like a Roller Coaster! Plus, 5 New Stills Capturing the Diverse Emotions of the Cast Unveiled!
Geek Pictures is handling distribution and promotion for the film “The Height of the Coconut Trees,” which will open nationwide starting Friday, February 6, 2026, at Uplink Kichijoji and other theaters.
We are now releasing the first official trailer, sparking imagination about this mysterious story. Additionally, we are unveiling five new stills capturing the characters' emotions.
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The first official trailer depicts the rollercoaster-like swings of the characters' lives.
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The trailer opens with lead actress Minami Oba (playing Sugamoto) boarding a roller coaster expressionless, murmuring a countdown: “10, 9, 8...” It then shows one of the film's most striking shots: Sugamoto peering into the “Hell's Hole” at Ashizuri Cape in Kochi Prefecture, where her journey ends. Subsequently, characters pivotal to the story appear: Aoki (played by Shota Shibuya), who presents an engagement ring; Rin (played by Rian Kojima), a mysterious woman traveling alongside Sugamoto; and Mochida (played by Soichiro Tanaka), whom Sugamoto encounters on her journey. The trailer hints at the changes sparked by these encounters, the destinies of their lives intersecting, and the unfolding of various storylines.
The visual beauty crafted by renowned Chinese director and cinematographer Du Jie is another highlight.
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Five new stills capturing the characters' emotions
have been released.
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Alongside the full trailer, stills capturing pivotal moments for the characters have been released.
These striking images offer glimpses into their relationships and hint at the story's unfolding.
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【Story】
Two intersecting stories of “loneliness” and “rebirth” at the edge of Shikoku.
Sugamoto, who works at a pet shop, and her boyfriend Aoki, who works at a Japanese restaurant, promise to marry after Aoki finds a ring inside a fish belly while cooking one day.
But just before their honeymoon, their relationship abruptly ends. In despair, she heads to the destination they were supposed to visit together—the edge of Shikoku, Ashizuri Cape. There, at one of the Seven Mysteries of Ashizuri, the “Hell's Hole,” she drops the ring.
During her journey, she meets Mochida, the owner of the inn where she and her lover were supposed to stay. He had lost his former lover, the photographer Rin, to suicide and remained in the town, still carrying her memory. The same pain of “loss” dwelled in the hearts of these two people, brought together by a single wedding ring. Gradually, as they exchanged words, the time that had stood still for each of them began to move forward slowly.
There are no answers anywhere. Yet, the world—slowly, steadily moves forward.
【Credits】
Cast:
Minami Oba, Soichiro Tanaka, Ririka Kojima, Seita Shibuya
Kenji Chiga, Keita Taguchi, Mado Karasumori, Kaichen Cui, Maki Sawa, Yuna Kojima
Junichi Sakasegawa, Hiroki Shono, Takuo Yoshida, Hiroki Hamaguchi
Director/Screenplay/Cinematography/Art Direction/Editing: Du Jie
Producer: Du Jie, Fukui Kazuo
Executive Producer: Wang Guangle, Chen Lili
Co-Producer: He Zujie
Casting: Yamashita Yoko
Music: Chen Mulin
Sound Design: Li Zhe
Editing: Guo Xiaodong
Recording: Ishidera Kenichi, Shimizu Yuichiro
Stylist: Zhang Yi Hair & Makeup: Akemi Muraki, Junko Hirabayashi, Saori Tobita
Assistant Director & Translation: Miyo Orihara Assistant Director: Takuo Yoshida
Production Manager: Junichi Sakasegawa
Distribution & Promotion: Geek Pictures
2024 / Japan / Color / Digital / Japanese / 2.00:1 / Dolby Digital 5.1 / 99 min
©D·UNION FILM INC. 2024
We are now releasing the first official trailer, sparking imagination about this mysterious story. Additionally, we are unveiling five new stills capturing the characters' emotions.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
The first official trailer depicts the rollercoaster-like swings of the characters' lives.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
The trailer opens with lead actress Minami Oba (playing Sugamoto) boarding a roller coaster expressionless, murmuring a countdown: “10, 9, 8...” It then shows one of the film's most striking shots: Sugamoto peering into the “Hell's Hole” at Ashizuri Cape in Kochi Prefecture, where her journey ends. Subsequently, characters pivotal to the story appear: Aoki (played by Shota Shibuya), who presents an engagement ring; Rin (played by Rian Kojima), a mysterious woman traveling alongside Sugamoto; and Mochida (played by Soichiro Tanaka), whom Sugamoto encounters on her journey. The trailer hints at the changes sparked by these encounters, the destinies of their lives intersecting, and the unfolding of various storylines.
The visual beauty crafted by renowned Chinese director and cinematographer Du Jie is another highlight.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
Five new stills capturing the characters' emotions
have been released.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
Alongside the full trailer, stills capturing pivotal moments for the characters have been released.
These striking images offer glimpses into their relationships and hint at the story's unfolding.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
【Story】
Two intersecting stories of “loneliness” and “rebirth” at the edge of Shikoku.
Sugamoto, who works at a pet shop, and her boyfriend Aoki, who works at a Japanese restaurant, promise to marry after Aoki finds a ring inside a fish belly while cooking one day.
But just before their honeymoon, their relationship abruptly ends. In despair, she heads to the destination they were supposed to visit together—the edge of Shikoku, Ashizuri Cape. There, at one of the Seven Mysteries of Ashizuri, the “Hell's Hole,” she drops the ring.
During her journey, she meets Mochida, the owner of the inn where she and her lover were supposed to stay. He had lost his former lover, the photographer Rin, to suicide and remained in the town, still carrying her memory. The same pain of “loss” dwelled in the hearts of these two people, brought together by a single wedding ring. Gradually, as they exchanged words, the time that had stood still for each of them began to move forward slowly.
There are no answers anywhere. Yet, the world—slowly, steadily moves forward.
【Credits】
Cast:
Minami Oba, Soichiro Tanaka, Ririka Kojima, Seita Shibuya
Kenji Chiga, Keita Taguchi, Mado Karasumori, Kaichen Cui, Maki Sawa, Yuna Kojima
Junichi Sakasegawa, Hiroki Shono, Takuo Yoshida, Hiroki Hamaguchi
Director/Screenplay/Cinematography/Art Direction/Editing: Du Jie
Producer: Du Jie, Fukui Kazuo
Executive Producer: Wang Guangle, Chen Lili
Co-Producer: He Zujie
Casting: Yamashita Yoko
Music: Chen Mulin
Sound Design: Li Zhe
Editing: Guo Xiaodong
Recording: Ishidera Kenichi, Shimizu Yuichiro
Stylist: Zhang Yi Hair & Makeup: Akemi Muraki, Junko Hirabayashi, Saori Tobita
Assistant Director & Translation: Miyo Orihara Assistant Director: Takuo Yoshida
Production Manager: Junichi Sakasegawa
Distribution & Promotion: Geek Pictures
2024 / Japan / Color / Digital / Japanese / 2.00:1 / Dolby Digital 5.1 / 99 min
©D·UNION FILM INC. 2024
Press Release
Distribution & Promotion｜Film “The Height of the Coconut Trees” First Official Trailer Released! Depicting a Life That Swings Like a Roller Coaster! Plus, 5 New Stills Capturing the Diverse Emotions of the Cast Unveiled!
Geek Pictures is handling distribution and promotion for the film “The Height of the Coconut Trees,” which will open nationwide starting Friday, February 6, 2026, at Uplink Kichijoji and other theaters.
We are now releasing the first official trailer, sparking imagination about this mysterious story. Additionally, we are unveiling five new stills capturing the characters' emotions.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
The first official trailer depicts the rollercoaster-like swings of the characters' lives.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
The trailer opens with lead actress Minami Oba (playing Sugamoto) boarding a roller coaster expressionless, murmuring a countdown: “10, 9, 8...” It then shows one of the film's most striking shots: Sugamoto peering into the “Hell's Hole” at Ashizuri Cape in Kochi Prefecture, where her journey ends. Subsequently, characters pivotal to the story appear: Aoki (played by Shota Shibuya), who presents an engagement ring; Rin (played by Rian Kojima), a mysterious woman traveling alongside Sugamoto; and Mochida (played by Soichiro Tanaka), whom Sugamoto encounters on her journey. The trailer hints at the changes sparked by these encounters, the destinies of their lives intersecting, and the unfolding of various storylines.
The visual beauty crafted by renowned Chinese director and cinematographer Du Jie is another highlight.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
Five new stills capturing the characters' emotions
have been released.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
Alongside the full trailer, stills capturing pivotal moments for the characters have been released.
These striking images offer glimpses into their relationships and hint at the story's unfolding.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
【Story】
Two intersecting stories of “loneliness” and “rebirth” at the edge of Shikoku.
Sugamoto, who works at a pet shop, and her boyfriend Aoki, who works at a Japanese restaurant, promise to marry after Aoki finds a ring inside a fish belly while cooking one day.
But just before their honeymoon, their relationship abruptly ends. In despair, she heads to the destination they were supposed to visit together—the edge of Shikoku, Ashizuri Cape. There, at one of the Seven Mysteries of Ashizuri, the “Hell's Hole,” she drops the ring.
During her journey, she meets Mochida, the owner of the inn where she and her lover were supposed to stay. He had lost his former lover, the photographer Rin, to suicide and remained in the town, still carrying her memory. The same pain of “loss” dwelled in the hearts of these two people, brought together by a single wedding ring. Gradually, as they exchanged words, the time that had stood still for each of them began to move forward slowly.
There are no answers anywhere. Yet, the world—slowly, steadily moves forward.
【Credits】
Cast:
Minami Oba, Soichiro Tanaka, Ririka Kojima, Seita Shibuya
Kenji Chiga, Keita Taguchi, Mado Karasumori, Kaichen Cui, Maki Sawa, Yuna Kojima
Junichi Sakasegawa, Hiroki Shono, Takuo Yoshida, Hiroki Hamaguchi
Director/Screenplay/Cinematography/Art Direction/Editing: Du Jie
Producer: Du Jie, Fukui Kazuo
Executive Producer: Wang Guangle, Chen Lili
Co-Producer: He Zujie
Casting: Yamashita Yoko
Music: Chen Mulin
Sound Design: Li Zhe
Editing: Guo Xiaodong
Recording: Ishidera Kenichi, Shimizu Yuichiro
Stylist: Zhang Yi Hair & Makeup: Akemi Muraki, Junko Hirabayashi, Saori Tobita
Assistant Director & Translation: Miyo Orihara Assistant Director: Takuo Yoshida
Production Manager: Junichi Sakasegawa
Distribution & Promotion: Geek Pictures
2024 / Japan / Color / Digital / Japanese / 2.00:1 / Dolby Digital 5.1 / 99 min
©D·UNION FILM INC. 2024
We are now releasing the first official trailer, sparking imagination about this mysterious story. Additionally, we are unveiling five new stills capturing the characters' emotions.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
The first official trailer depicts the rollercoaster-like swings of the characters' lives.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
The trailer opens with lead actress Minami Oba (playing Sugamoto) boarding a roller coaster expressionless, murmuring a countdown: “10, 9, 8...” It then shows one of the film's most striking shots: Sugamoto peering into the “Hell's Hole” at Ashizuri Cape in Kochi Prefecture, where her journey ends. Subsequently, characters pivotal to the story appear: Aoki (played by Shota Shibuya), who presents an engagement ring; Rin (played by Rian Kojima), a mysterious woman traveling alongside Sugamoto; and Mochida (played by Soichiro Tanaka), whom Sugamoto encounters on her journey. The trailer hints at the changes sparked by these encounters, the destinies of their lives intersecting, and the unfolding of various storylines.
The visual beauty crafted by renowned Chinese director and cinematographer Du Jie is another highlight.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
Five new stills capturing the characters' emotions
have been released.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
Alongside the full trailer, stills capturing pivotal moments for the characters have been released.
These striking images offer glimpses into their relationships and hint at the story's unfolding.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
【Story】
Two intersecting stories of “loneliness” and “rebirth” at the edge of Shikoku.
Sugamoto, who works at a pet shop, and her boyfriend Aoki, who works at a Japanese restaurant, promise to marry after Aoki finds a ring inside a fish belly while cooking one day.
But just before their honeymoon, their relationship abruptly ends. In despair, she heads to the destination they were supposed to visit together—the edge of Shikoku, Ashizuri Cape. There, at one of the Seven Mysteries of Ashizuri, the “Hell's Hole,” she drops the ring.
During her journey, she meets Mochida, the owner of the inn where she and her lover were supposed to stay. He had lost his former lover, the photographer Rin, to suicide and remained in the town, still carrying her memory. The same pain of “loss” dwelled in the hearts of these two people, brought together by a single wedding ring. Gradually, as they exchanged words, the time that had stood still for each of them began to move forward slowly.
There are no answers anywhere. Yet, the world—slowly, steadily moves forward.
【Credits】
Cast:
Minami Oba, Soichiro Tanaka, Ririka Kojima, Seita Shibuya
Kenji Chiga, Keita Taguchi, Mado Karasumori, Kaichen Cui, Maki Sawa, Yuna Kojima
Junichi Sakasegawa, Hiroki Shono, Takuo Yoshida, Hiroki Hamaguchi
Director/Screenplay/Cinematography/Art Direction/Editing: Du Jie
Producer: Du Jie, Fukui Kazuo
Executive Producer: Wang Guangle, Chen Lili
Co-Producer: He Zujie
Casting: Yamashita Yoko
Music: Chen Mulin
Sound Design: Li Zhe
Editing: Guo Xiaodong
Recording: Ishidera Kenichi, Shimizu Yuichiro
Stylist: Zhang Yi Hair & Makeup: Akemi Muraki, Junko Hirabayashi, Saori Tobita
Assistant Director & Translation: Miyo Orihara Assistant Director: Takuo Yoshida
Production Manager: Junichi Sakasegawa
Distribution & Promotion: Geek Pictures
2024 / Japan / Color / Digital / Japanese / 2.00:1 / Dolby Digital 5.1 / 99 min
©D·UNION FILM INC. 2024
