Japan / Sep 16, 2017 / Fukuoka Internatonal Film Festival
2h 49min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Takako Tokiwa | Keiko Ema |
| Takehiro Murata | Professor Yamauchi |
| Tetsuya Takeda | Dr. Ichijo |
| Wakaba Irie | Old Maid |
| Kiyotaka Nanbara | Toshihiko's Father |
| Yuriko Ono | Toshihiko's Mother |
| Taiyo Okamoto | Ryo Ema |
| Toshie Negishi | Woman at the Brothel |
| Shinnosuke Ikehata | Old Prostitute |
| Takahito Hosoyamada | Military Police Man |
| Kayoko Shiraishi | Professor Yamauchi's Mother |
| Ryunosuke Okawa | Onnagata Actor |
| Tsurutaro Kataoka | Caligrapher |
| Masahiro Takashima | Akine's Father |
| Yujiro Hara | Akine's Brother |
| Tōru Shinagawa | Old Man at Festival |
| Takao Itō | Present Day Toshihiko |
Genres
DramaRomanceWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 花筐 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | PSC, Karatsu Film Committee |
| Official site | freestone.jp |
| Release date | 16 dicembre 2017 |
| Executive producer | Kyōko Ōbayashi |
| Production | Terumichi Yamazaki |
| Writer | Kazuo Dan, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Chiho Katsura |
| Editing | Nobuhiko Obayashi, Hisaki Sanbongi |
| Cinematography | Hisaki Sanbongi |
| Assistant directors | Naomi Mikami, Yurugu Matsumoto, Nobuhiko Obayashi |
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| Camera operators | Hisaki Sanbongi |
| Additional photography | Hisaki Sanbongi |
| Production design | Toshiharu Aida, Kôichi Takeuchi, Akihiro Nakamura |
| Art direction | Kôichi Takeuchi, Toshiharu Aida, Akihiro Nakamura |
| Set decoration | Akihiro Nakamura, Toshiharu Aida, Kôichi Takeuchi |
| Music | Kosuke Yamashita, Itsumi Yamamoto, Makoto Uchida |
| Sound | Kosuke Yamashita, Itsumi Yamamoto, Makoto Uchida |
| Costume design | Koichi Fujisaki, Shigeru Moriwaki, Chieko Waguri |
| Makeup | Chieko Waguri, Koichi Fujisaki, Shigeru Moriwaki |
| Hairstyling | Koichi Fujisaki, Chieko Waguri, Shigeru Moriwaki |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Japan / Dec 16, 2017 / PG12
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