Blooming Again

2004 2h 0m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

ComedyDramaCrime

Synopsis

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After the death of a man in their nursing home, a group of residents find his notebook titled "Shinibana" containing a plan to tunnel into and steal 1.7 billion yen from a bank.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Makoto Kikushima
Ken Utsui
Kōtarō Inō
Yukio Aoshima
Yoshio Nagaike
Kei Tani
Shōji
Isamu Nagato
Rokubei Sakiyama
Takuya Fujioka
Kinzō Genda
Asei Kobayashi
Shujirō Akahoshi
Chieko Matsubara
Suzuko Asuka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Isshin Inudo
Writers: Isshin Inudo, Hirotoshi Kobayashi
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Isshin Inudo, shot by Naoki Kayano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yoshikazu Suo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hirohide Abe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tsutomu Yamazaki and Ken Utsui and Yukio Aoshima carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0468863 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Isshin Inudo directs. Naoki Kayano behind the camera. Yoshikazu Suo scores. Hirohide Abe cuts. Produced in Japan.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Isshin Inudo, shot by Naoki Kayano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yoshikazu Suo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hirohide Abe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tsutomu Yamazaki and Ken Utsui and Yukio Aoshima carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0468863 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.