Hanagatami
| Hanagatami | |
|---|---|
Nobuhiko Ōbayashi | |
| Written by | Nobuhiko Ōbayashi Chiho Katsura |
| Based on | Hanagatami by Kazuo Dan |
| Produced by | Terumichi Yamazaki Kyôko Ôbayashi |
| Starring | Shunsuke Kubozuka Shinnosuke Mitsushima Keishi Nagatsuka Honoka Yahagi |
| Cinematography | Kujô Sanbongi |
| Edited by | Nobuhiko Ōbayashi |
| Music by | Kousuke Yamashita |
Production companies | PSC Karatsu Film Committee |
| Distributed by | Espace Sarou |
Release date |
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Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Hanagatami (花筐, lit. "Flower Basket") is a 2017 Japanese
Hanagatami received acclaim, garnering numerous awards, including the Best Film Award at the 72nd Mainichi Film Awards.[3] It was praised for its exuberant and vibrant visuals, its experimental and psychedelic direction and editing, its strong anti-war message and its sense of personalness. It is the third installment in a thematic trilogy of modern anti-war films by Obayashi, along with Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012) and Seven Weeks (2014).[4]
Plot
In the spring of 1941, sixteen-year-old Toshihiko leaves Amsterdam to attend school in Karatsu, a small town on the western coast of Japan, where his aunt Keiko cares for his ailing cousin Mina. 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 inescapable gravitational pull.
Cast
- Shunsuke Kubozuka as Toshihiko Sakakiyama
- Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Ukai
- Keishi Nagatsuka as Kira
- Tokio Emoto as Aso
- Honoka Yahagi as Mina Ema
- Hirona Yamazaki as Akine
- Mugi Kadowaki as Chitose
- Takako Tokiwa as Keiko Ema
- Takehiro Murata as Professor Yamauchi
- Tetsuya Takeda as Dr. Ichijo
References
- ^ Schilling, Mark (27 October 2019). "Tokyo Film Festival: Nobuhiko Obayashi Re-enters 'Labyrinth of Cinema'". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Masubuchi, Aiko (24 January 2019). "Working for Tomorrow: An Interview with Nobuhiko Obayashi on Notebook". MUBI. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- Mainichi Daily News. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ Young, Deborah (22 June 2018). "'Hanagatami': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Hanagatami at IMDb
- Hanagatami at Rotten Tomatoes
