
Feature film — 2017
Hanagatami (2017)
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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A high-signal pick with 37 votes.
PSC / Karatsu Film Committee
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Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
On screen
Cast & crew

Shunsuke Kubozuka
Toshihiko Sakakiyama

Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Ukai

Keishi Nagatsuka
Kira

Tokio Emoto
Aso

Honoka Yahagi
Mina Ema

Hirona Yamazaki
Akine

Mugi Kadowaki
Chitose

Takako Tokiwa
Keiko Ema

Takehiro Murata
Professor Yamauchi

Tetsuya Takeda
Dr. Ichijo

Wakaba Irie
Old Maid

Kiyotaka Nanbara
Toshihiko's Father
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