Japanese sales and distribution company Bitters End has acquired international rights to “All the Lovers in the Night,” Yukiko Sode’s feature adaptation of Mieko Kawakami’s celebrated novel starring Golden Globe winner Tadanobu Asano (“Shōgun”) in a key supporting role. The author’s novel gained international recognition as the first Japanese title shortlisted for the U.S. National Book Critics Circle Award. Popular on VarietyThe film is currently in post-production with a Japanese theatrical release scheduled for later this year. Sode’s sophomore feature “Aristocrats” (2021) bowed at the International Film Festival Rotterdam before achieving substantial commercial success in France, drawing over 71,000 admissions and cementing the director’s appeal to international audiences. The Tokyo-based company has operated for more than three decades as a major independent player in theatrical distribution, production, and international partnerships.