Afternoon When Flowers Fell

1989 1h 45m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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A widowed restaurateur is faced with scandal after discovering her late husband had a child out of wedlock. Hearing that two criminals had attempted to take over the restaurant from her late husband, she hires her late husband's best friend, a private detective, to investigate.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuko Kotegawa
Noriko Kai
Junko Sakurada
Misa Araki
Masahiro Takashima
Shigeru Muroi
Akiji Kobayashi
Susumu Kurobe
Koichi Ueda
Shunsuke Kariya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuki Ōmori
Writers: Kazuki Ōmori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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 Kazuki Ōmori, shot by Shinsaku Himeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kiyoaki Saitō 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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Yuko Kotegawa and Junko Sakurada and Masahiro Takashima carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096771 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuki Ōmori directs. Shinsaku Himeda behind the camera. Kiyoaki Saitō cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kazuki Ōmori, shot by Shinsaku Himeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Kiyoaki Saitō shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yuko Kotegawa and Junko Sakurada and Masahiro Takashima carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0096771 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.