{
  "id": 15981229,
  "title": "‘Petal Dance’ Director Ishikawa Hiroshi Ends 13-Year Feature Hiatus With ‘The Blue We Touch’ (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/petal-dance-director-ishikawa-hiroshi-ends-13-year-feature-hiatus",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T01:28:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/markets-festivals/petal-dance-director-blue-we-touch-1236919383/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japanese filmmaker Ishikawa Hiroshi, whose credits include “Tokyo.sora,” “Su-ki-da.” and “Petal Dance,” is back with his first feature in 13 years. His new film, “the blue we touch” (original title: “Awo no Jo”), is in post-production and will be released in Japan in 2027 by Bitters End, which unveiled the project ahead of the Tokyo […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}