Hanagatami (2017)

7.1/10 169 min Drama Romance War

Overview

Spring, 1941: 16-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.

Cast

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

Yuriko Ono

Toshihiko's Mother

Toshie Negishi

Woman at the Brothel

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Old Prostitute

Takahito Hosoyamada

Military Police Man

Kayoko Shiraishi

Professor Yamauchi's Mother

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Caligrapher

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