Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky | |
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Japanese | この空の花 長岡花火物語 |
Hepburn | Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari |
Directed by | Nobuhiko Ôbayashi |
Written by | Nobuhiko Ohbayashi |
Starring | Yasuko Matsuyuki Masahiro Takashima Masao Kusakari |
Music by | Kousuke Yamashita |
Production company | PSC |
Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Casting Blossoms to the Sky (Japanese: この空の花 長岡花火物語, Hepburn: Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari) is a 2012 Japanese drama film directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, and stars Yasuko Matsuyuki and Masahiro Takashima. It was screened at the Catalonian International Film Festival in Sitges in 2013.[1]
Premise[]
Endo Reiko is a journalist visiting Nagaoka to comment on the aftermath of the earthquake in Tohoku. During the visit, she is approached by her former boyfriend, Kenichi, who tries to convince her to become the star of a play that takes place in the city during the Second World War. From local residents, Endo learns about the city's fireworks traditions, and how the region was destroyed during the war. The movie includes ruminations on the dark side of the Japanese character.[2]
Cast[]
- Yasuko Matsuyuki - Reiko Endo
- Masahiro Takashima - Kenichi Katayama
- Natsuki Harada -Wakako Inoue
- Minami Inomata - Motoki Hana
- Saki Terashima
- Toshio Kakei Goro Matsushita
- Naoyuki Morita
- Mansaku Ikeuchi
- Takashi Sasano Akiyoshi Muraoka
- Koji Ishikawa
- Takahito Hosoyamada
- Toshinori Omi
- Misako Renbutsu
- Takuro Atsuki
- Akira Emoto
- Chôei Takahashi
- Shirô Namiki
- Yuto Kobayashi
- Mayuu Kusakari
- Kanae Katsuno
- Tomoko Hoshino
- Toshie Negishi
- Shusaku Uchida
- Tsurutaro Kataoka - Makoto Nose
- - Tsurukichi Nose
- Masayuki Yui
- Bengaru[3]
- Masao Kusakari - Jyuzaburo Hanagata
- Sumiko Fuji - Ririko Motoki
- Shiho Fujimura - Kaoru Endo
References[]
- ^ "Kono Sora no Hana: Nagaoka Hanabi Monogatari". MUBI. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Casting Blossoms to the Sky de Nobuhiko Ôbayashi". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)". Moviefone. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
External links[]
- 2012 films
- Japanese-language films
- Japanese drama films
- Japanese films
- 2012 drama films
- Films directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Films scored by Kousuke Yamashita