Neon River
As of July 7, 2026, Neon River is a feature film that is in pre-production. Five production companies are attached, including Gullane, Maneki Films and K2 Pictures. Attached are director Karim Aïnouz; writers Tainá Muhringer Tokitaka and Inés Bortagaray; and producer Fabiano Gullane. Its listed shoot location is Japan. Production List last updated this listing on July 7, 2026.
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Project Summary
Neon River marks director Karim Aïnouz's English-language drama, now moving forward after more than a decade in development. The film is produced by Brazil's Gullane alongside K2 Pictures in Japan, Maneki Films in France, and Inflamável in Germany, with Buena Vista International (Brazil) also attached. Based on Marco Lacerda's novel Favela High-Tech, the story follows a young woman—daughter of a Japanese father and Brazilian mother—who travels to Japan and becomes entangled in relationships with two men, including one who shares her mixed Japanese-Brazilian heritage. The screenplay comes from Tainá Muhringer Tokitaka and Aïnouz in collaboration with Inés Bortagaray. Casting is currently underway in both Brazil and Japan, with production scheduled to shoot entirely in Japan starting in 2027. Aïnouz, whose recent work includes Firebrand and Rosebush Pruning, previously collaborated with Gullane on Motel Destino.
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Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Karim Aïnouz |
Writing
| Writer | Tainá Muhringer Tokitaka |
| Writer | Karim Aïnouz |
| Writer | Inés Bortagaray |
Production
| Producer | Fabiano Gullane |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/neon-river (last updated Jul 7, 2026).