Rinko Kikuchi, Hideo Sakaki and Sergi Lopez In Isabel Coixet's MAP OF THE SOUNDS OF TOKYO

[Updated with a brand new trailer!]

My thanks to Desiree for pointing the way to Isabel Coixet's Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo, a film currently splitting production chores between Barcelona and Tokyo to put together an international story of love and murder anchored by a stellar cast. How stellar? Well, anybody with the good sense to put Rinko Kikuchi (Babel, The Brothers Bloom) in the lead is okay by me and when you back Kikuchi up with Sergi Lopez (Pan's Labyrinth) and Ryuhei Kitamura regular Hideo Sakaki then you know you've got something going on.

Kikuchi stars as Ryu, a young woman who does double duty as a late night fish merchant and occasional hired killer. Ryu is hired to kill the Spanish lover of a young woman whose suicide is blamed on their relationship while a lonely sound engineer who is obsessed with Ryu observes the whole affair from a distance.

Since originally posting about this film it has been accepted into the Cannes Film Festival and has just released one very compelling - and not particularly work safe - trailer. Check it below the break!