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Blossoms Bloom
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Blossoms Bloom

2014-04-05 · 107 min · ★ 9.0

Drama

Work life for Shunsuke Osaki has been success after success, but at some point his family began to slip by the wayside. As his elderly father begins to show signs of dementia, Shunsuke takes the family on a trip in a desperate attempt to pull them together before it is too late. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's short story of the same name received the awards for Best Director, Best Actress and Best Music at the 1st Asia International Film Festival in Taipei.

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Directors
Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Production companies
Creators' Union, Toei Company, Fukui Shimbun, Mihamacho, PIA Corporation, Lawson Entertainment, dentsu, Toei Tokyo, U-CAN, Gentosha
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Naoto OgataNaoto OgataShunsuke Osaki
Kaho MinamiKaho Minami
Masato YanoMasato Yano
Karen MiyamaKaren Miyama
Kanji TsudaKanji Tsuda
Ippei KanieIppei Kanie
Tomomi MiyashitaTomomi Miyashita
Osamu Shigematsu
NAOTONAOTO
Kyusaku ShimadaKyusaku Shimada
Sumie SasakiSumie Sasaki
Ren OsugiRen Osugi
Tatsuya FujiTatsuya FujiShuntaro Osaki
Mika KitajimaMika Kitajima

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