{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0b2ba1e214e57b420cb89186","clusterId":"c_00c0cd600d1a0b7c1628f01f","slug":"yukino-kishii-and-zeng-jinghua-star-in-sinsin-and-the-mouse-film-adaptation","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Yukino Kishii and Zeng Jinghua Star in Sinsin and the Mouse Film Adaptation","summary":"The Japan-Taiwan co-production Sinsin and the Mouse, based on Banana Yoshimoto's short story and directed by Yukinori Makabe, opens in Japanese theaters on June 26. The film follows a grieving woman who travels to Taiwan and meets a man named Sinsin, gradually finding small joys. Early viewer reactions praise the leads and the film's sensory focus on sound and imagery.","whyItMatters":"The film adapts a Banana Yoshimoto story with a cross-border cast and a director who emphasized sensory detail, and early audience responses highlight the performances and the film's quiet, immersive quality.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eYukino Kishii and Zeng Jinghua lead Sinsin and the Mouse, a Japan-Taiwan co-production adapting Banana Yoshimoto\u0026#39;s short story from the collection Mitten and Fubin. Directed by Yukinori Makabe, the film follows Chizumi (Kishii), a woman carrying the loss of her mother, who travels to Taiwan and meets Sinsin (Zeng), a man with a Japanese father and Taiwanese mother. Through unremarkable conversations and the unfamiliar scenery of Taipei, Chizumi slowly begins to move again. Makabe said he could only imagine Kishii for the role, and that he pursued Zeng after seeing his work in As the Fog. The film opens nationwide in Japan on June 26.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sinsin and the Mouse is a Japan-Taiwan co-production of a Banana Yoshimoto short story. The film's sensory emphasis on sound and imagery, not plot, is what early viewers highlight.","twitterPost":"Banana Yoshimoto's short story gets a Japan-Taiwan co-production. Early praise targets the sensory craft, not the narrative.","threadsPost":"Sinsin and the Mouse adapts a Banana Yoshimoto short story as a Japan-Taiwan co-production. Early reactions focus on sound and imagery, not plot mechanics. That sensory focus is the film's identity.","newsletterBlurb":"Sinsin and the Mouse, a Japan-Taiwan film based on Banana Yoshimoto's short story, opens in Japanese theaters on June 26. Directed by Yukinori Makabe, the film stars Yukino Kishii as a grieving woman and Zeng Jinghua as the man she meets in Taiwan. Early viewer responses praise the leads and the film's emphasis on sound and imagery.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Eiga Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/eiga/film_preview/677262\",\"title\":\"岸井ゆきの×ツェン・ジンホアが紡ぐ「シンシン アンド ザ マウス／SINSIN AND THE MOUSE」は一歩踏み出してみようと思わせてくれる作品\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5992,"outputTokens":641,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782534754,"createdAt":"2026-06-27T04:24:20.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-27T04:25:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-27T04:25:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_00c0cd600d1a0b7c1628f01f","canonicalTitle":"岸井ゆきの×ツェン・ジンホアが紡ぐ「シンシン アンド ザ マウス／SINSIN AND THE MOUSE」は一歩踏み出してみようと思わせてくれる作品","representativeArticleId":"a_691e43db1d118baa35e6c8ce","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"SINSIN AND THE MOUSE\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Yukino Kishii\",\"Zeng Jinghua\",\"Banana Yoshimoto\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-25T12:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-25T12:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-27T04:25:25.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Eiga Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/eiga/film_preview/677262","title":"岸井ゆきの×ツェン・ジンホアが紡ぐ「シンシン アンド ザ マウス／SINSIN AND THE MOUSE」は一歩踏み出してみようと思わせてくれる作品"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["SINSIN AND THE MOUSE"],"studios":[],"people":["Yukino Kishii","Zeng Jinghua","Banana Yoshimoto"],"type":"release","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The film Sinsin and the Mouse, based on Banana Yoshimoto's short story, opens in Japanese theaters on June 26.","Yukino Kishii plays Chizumi, a woman grieving her mother, who travels to Taiwan.","Zeng Jinghua plays Sinsin, a man with a Japanese father and Taiwanese mother.","Director Yukinori Makabe said he could only imagine Kishii for the role and pursued Zeng after seeing his work in As the Fog.","The film is a Japan-Taiwan co-production adapting a story from Yoshimoto's collection Mitten and Fubin."]}