Memorizu (2026)

Memorizu is a Japanese drama about Yuta, who travels to a remote rural town on Kyushu to care for his father-in-law Makoto, a photographer recovering from a leg fracture. Working in Makoto's traditional photo studio, Yuta becomes absorbed in a world where portraits are carefully composed to preserve memories for the future.

At the same time, Yuta remains connected to his wife Yuki and daughter Hana in Tokyo through spontaneous smartphone photographs. The contrast between carefully constructed studio portraits and casual digital images becomes a quiet way for the film to explore family, memory, technology, and different ideas about what it means to preserve a life.

• Miiku Sakanishi wrote and directed the film.
• Tasuku Emoto stars as Yuta, with Moeka Hoshi and Yû Kashii also in the principal cast.
• The film is a Japanese-language drama with a reported runtime of 97 minutes.
• It was released in the United States on June 6, 2026.
• The film has received positive early audience attention, with a 7.0 rating on IMDb from the available sample.