| Cast |
|---|
| Honoka Yahagi, Takako Tokiwa, Shunsuke Kubozuka |
| Producer |
| Yamazaki Terumichi |
| Cinematography |
| Sanbongi Hisaki |
| Editing |
| Ôbayashi Nobuhiko, Sanbongi Hisaki |
| Music |
| Yamashita Kôsuke |
| Scriptwriter |
| Ôbayashi Nobuhiko, Katsura Chiho |
| Contact |
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Ôbayashi Nobuhiko Hanagatami Swiss Premiere
Section
new cinema from asia
Genre
PHANTASMAGORICAL EXTRAVAGANZA
Country
JP
Length
169 minutes
In a village in the countryside, the everyday life of Mina and her friends is all about school and their hobbies. But a shadow looms over these young adults’ innocence: Japan is about to enter the Second World War. Although he has been fighting lung cancer, Ôbayashi — the director of cult classic House (1977) — delivers a critical epic with protean beauty. A poetic ode to youth and the arts