

Hanagatami
2017-12-16 · 169 min · ★ 7.2
Spring, 1941: 16-year-old Toshihiko attends school in the coastal town of Karatsu, where his aunt cares for his ailing cousin. Immersed in the seaside's nature and culture, Toshihiko soon befriends the town's other extraordinary adolescents as they all contend with the war's gravitational pull.
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Production details
- Directors
- Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Production companies
- PSC, Karatsu Film Committee
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Shunsuke KubozukaToshihiko Sakakiyama
Shinnosuke MitsushimaUkai
Keishi NagatsukaKira
Tokio EmotoAso
Honoka YahagiMina Ema
Hirona YamazakiAkine
Mugi KadowakiChitose
Takako TokiwaKeiko Ema
Takehiro MurataProfessor Yamauchi
Tetsuya TakedaDr. Ichijo
Wakaba IrieOld Maid
Kiyotaka NanbaraToshihiko's Father
Yuriko OnoToshihiko's Mother
Toshie NegishiWoman at the Brothel
Shinnosuke IkehataOld Prostitute
Takahito HosoyamadaMilitary Police Man
Kayoko ShiraishiProfessor Yamauchi's Mother
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