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Hanagatami

Hanagatami

20177.02h 49m

Overview

Spring, 1941. Sixteen-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.

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
Written by Chiho Katsura, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Kazuo Dan
Produced by Terumichi Yamazaki
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Shunsuke Kubozuka

Shunsuke Kubozuka

Toshihiko Sakakiyama

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Ukai

Keishi Nagatsuka

Keishi Nagatsuka

Kira

Tokio Emoto

Tokio Emoto

Aso

Honoka Yahagi

Honoka Yahagi

Mina Ema

Hirona Yamazaki

Hirona Yamazaki

Akine

Mugi Kadowaki

Mugi Kadowaki

Chitose

Takako Tokiwa

Takako Tokiwa

Keiko Ema

Takehiro Murata

Takehiro Murata

Professor Yamauchi

Tetsuya Takeda

Tetsuya Takeda

Dr. Ichijo

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About Hanagatami

Hanagatami is a drama, romance, war film released in 2017. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, it stars Shunsuke Kubozuka, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Keishi Nagatsuka. Spring, 1941. Sixteen-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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