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Hanagatami
Genres
DramaRomanceWar
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
169 min
Release Date
2017-12-16
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
31
Vote Average
7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
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
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