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Hanagatami
Hanagatami

Hanagatami

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DramaRomanceWar

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

169 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

16 December 2017

Country

Japan

Cast

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

Wakaba Irie

Wakaba Irie

Old Maid

Kiyotaka Nanbara

Kiyotaka Nanbara

Toshihiko's Father

Yuriko Ono

Yuriko Ono

Toshihiko's Mother

Taiyo Okamoto

Taiyo Okamoto

Ryo Ema

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Woman at the Brothel

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Old Prostitute

Takahito Hosoyamada

Takahito Hosoyamada

Military Police Man

Kayoko Shiraishi

Kayoko Shiraishi

Professor Yamauchi's Mother

Ryunosuke Okawa

Ryunosuke Okawa

Onnagata Actor

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Caligrapher

Masahiro Takashima

Masahiro Takashima

Akine's Father

Yujiro Hara

Yujiro Hara

Akine's Brother

Tōru Shinagawa

Tōru Shinagawa

Old Man at Festival

Takao Itō

Takao Itō

Present Day Toshihiko

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