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Hanagatami

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · Cinematography by Kujô Sanbongi

169 min61 frames

DramaRomanceWar

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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Hanagatami movie still: fullbody — Four students in traditional school uniforms sit together on a grassy slope with rocks. They laugh and share a…Hanagatami movie still: wide — A dark, uneven forest ground is covered in damp, reddish-brown fallen leaves. A pale, slender snake moves across the…Hanagatami movie still: wide — A golden rice terrace landscape with stone retaining walls beneath a cloudy mountain horizon. Multiple soldiers in…Hanagatami movie still: medium — A night landscape with a large full moon visible behind a person. The person stands in the dark foreground facing…Hanagatami movie still: wide — A rural coastal path winds through thick vegetation during a bright sunset. An older man in a hat walks while pushing…Hanagatami movie still: wide — A grassy hill overlooks a wide bay with distant mountains during a vibrant sunset. Four students rest on the terrain,…Hanagatami movie still: closeup — An interior bedroom with a large window overlooking a moonlit sea and distant hill. One woman leans over a…Hanagatami movie still: wide — A traditional stone shrine gate stands at night in a dark wooded area. A man sits on the stone stairs between the…Hanagatami movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space is filled with intense pink and purple colored light. A woman in the foreground looks forward…Hanagatami movie still: medium — A dark indoor space featuring traditional Japanese sliding doors and a director's chair behind. A man in a kimono…Hanagatami movie still: wide — A rural Japanese hillside village features traditional wooden houses and a winding paved path. A funeral hearse is…Hanagatami movie still: closeup — A translucent paper sliding door with thin wooden latticework and small butterfly decals. A silhouette of a person…Hanagatami movie still: wide — A grassy hilltop features a dark pagoda structure silhouetted against a large, glowing full moon. A man in uniform…Hanagatami movie still: wide — A vast, rolling expanse of dry grass meets a calm, dark blue ocean. A man in tan clothing runs across the field while…Hanagatami movie still: medium — A dimly lit indoor space features a glass door with visible calligraphic signage. A man stands in the foreground,…Hanagatami movie still: wide — A dimly lit room contains a bed with white curtains and a hexagonal window. Two young women in white nightgowns sit…

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