Magical Secret Tour

マジカル・シークレット・ツアー

Inspired by a real incident in which a group of housewives were arrested for gold smuggling at Chubu Centrair International Airport in 2017.

The film is directed by Chihiro Amano, one of the most promising filmmakers working in Japan today. After gaining wide recognition for Mrs. Noisy, which won the Japan Movie Critics Award, and directing acclaimed works such as Sato-san and Sato-san, Amano takes on her most ambitious project to date. Shooting extensively on location in Singapore, she brings to the screen a dazzling, almost magical journey surrounding a gold-smuggling operation, captured with the atmosphere of the city itself.

The film is headlined by Kasumi Arimura, one of Japan's most acclaimed actresses, in her first role as a mother; alongside Haru Kuroki and Sara Minami.

Wakako is a housewife living a quiet life with her husband Takashi and their two children. When Takashi collapses from a subarachnoid hemorrhage, she learns he has lost his job and fallen into gambling debt. With no financial support, Wakako accepts a suspicious job offer and travels to Singapore with her children. There, she is recruited into a gold smuggling operation. Though frightened, Wakako goes through with the job alongside two other women driven by hardship: Kiyoe, a postdoctoral researcher obsessed with K-pop, and Mayu, a pregnant single mother working at a hostess club. Exploiting lax security checks on women with children or injuries, the trio successfully carries out the smuggling. Not long after their first job, the trio returns to Singapore to smuggle gold on their own for more money.
GenresDrama
DirectorChihiro Amano
CastKasumi Arimura, Haru Kuroki, Sara Minami, Akihisa Shiono, Yuzu Aoki
LanguageJapanese
SubtitlesEnglish
Runtime115 mins
Theatrical Release19 Jun 2026
Available1 Jan 2027
TerritoriesWorldwide ex Japan

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