Get ready for some serious supernatural romance! Takayuki Yamada is set to star in "Tanabata: The Evening of the Seventh," an Australian-Japanese co-production currently filming with Australia's Titantale Film. This cross-cultural project weaves together Japanese Tanabata traditions, the twists of reincarnation, and a dash of sci-fi supernatural flair.
"Tanabata: The Evening of the Seventh," fully funded by Australia and shot in collaboration with Japanese production partners, is an epic tale spanning three distinct timelines: Edo-era Japan, New South Wales in 1865, and Australia in 2027. It follows the same souls as they repeatedly reincarnate across different eras, caught in a karmic loop of love, memory, and obsession.
Yamada takes on the lead role of Takayuki, a powerful Japanese tech mogul in the modern timeline. The story centers on his relentless pursuit of a woman's modern reincarnation – the very person he's loved and obsessed over for countless lifetimes. When the night of Tanabata arrives, his intense fixation rips open a portal to their fated cycle, pulling them back into a destiny they were meant to escape.
Writer-director Gillian Roberts shared that the film springs from the belief that "the inner world exists in the outer world, moving across time, space, and dimensions."
"Tanabata became the perfect emotional and spiritual core for this story about love, memory, and connections that transcend a single lifetime," she explained. Roberts aims to craft a romantic drama with a poetic visual style, exploring landscapes, ancestral bloodlines, and unseen forces.
The first phase of filming wrapped up in December 2025, with the second phase kicking off in Japan on May 20th of this year. The third and final phase is slated to return to Australia in October.
via： Variety