Koji Fukada's 'Quelques jours à Nagi' Competes for Palme d'Or at Cannes 2026

Japanese director Koji Fukada, 46, premiered his film 'Quelques jours à Nagi' at the Grand Théâtre Lumière during the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where it competes for the Palme d'Or. The film follows Yuri, a divorced architect who leaves Tokyo to visit her former sister-in-law Yoriko, a sculptor, in the remote village of Nagi in western Japan. Over a few days, Yuri poses as a model while navigating personal transformation, identity, and sexuality. The narrative also follows two adolescents, Keita and Haruki, whose friendship is threatened when Haruki's father, a soldier at a nearby military base, announces a family move. Fukada spent nine years developing the film, which features a restrained, meditative style. He previously won the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2016 for 'Harmonium'.