Hanagatami
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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Shunsuke Kubozuka
Toshihiko Sakakiyama
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Shinnosuke Mitsushima
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Nobuhiko Obayashi Director · Chiho Katsura Screenplay Kazuo Dan Author
First release September 16, 2017 · Produced in Japan · Production Karatsu Film Committee
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PSC
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Karatsu Film Committee
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Japan
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Original title
花筐
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 16, 2017
Premiere · Fukuoka Internatonal Film Festival
Japan · December 16, 2017
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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