Mentai Piriri – Flower of Pansy

2023 1h 40m JA

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Toshiyuki and his wife, Chiyoko, run a store named “Fukunoya” in Fukuoka. They become friends with a takoyaki (octopus dumpling) stall owner named Tsuru and try to help her out, as does the rest of the kind-hearted community.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hanamaru Hakata
Umino Toshiyuki
Yasuko Tomita
Umino Chiyoko
斉藤優
Hiroyuki Seguchi
Shunsaku Fukuba
Yoshiko Inoue
Seiyo Masunaga
菊池拓眞

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kan Eguchi
Writers: Kan Eguchi, Kenji Higashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 3 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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Editor Takeshi Wada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hanamaru Hakata and Yasuko Tomita and 斉藤優 carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kan Eguchi directs. Takeshi Wada cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Takeshi Wada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Hanamaru Hakata and Yasuko Tomita and 斉藤優 carry the top of the cast.
5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.