A Flower Blooms

1948 1h 25m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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Machiko falls in love with a mysterious man, but her family wants something different for her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hideko Takamine
Machiko
Susumu Fujita
Teruhiko Kuwai
Ken Uehara
Saburo Seki
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Machiko's Mother
Hideko Mimura
Yoneko Oba
Haruo Tanaka
Chieko Murata
Kumiko Mizuhara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kon Ichikawa
Writers: Yaeko Nogami, Toshio Yasumi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kon Ichikawa, shot by Jōji Ohara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Hideko Takamine and Susumu Fujita and Ken Uehara carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040420 — 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

Kon Ichikawa directs. Jōji Ohara behind the camera. Fumio Hayasaka scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kon Ichikawa, shot by Jōji Ohara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Fumio Hayasaka. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Hideko Takamine and Susumu Fujita and Ken Uehara carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0040420 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.