Hana-Dama

2014 1h 46m JA

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6.2

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5.5

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★6.2TMDB · 6★5.5IMDB · 154

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Synopsis

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Transfer student Mizuki is bullied mercilessly by her classmate. Nevertheless, she is always able to maintain her composure. Kirie, who is also bullied, becomes interested in Mizuki and longs for her. The two become close.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rina Sakuragi
Mizuki
Maika Shimamura
Kirie
Shun Asada
Shibanai
Eriko Nakamura
Aya Tachibana
Tei Tomari
Teacher Yamada
Tomori Abe
Nishizawa
Tarō Suwa
Mizuki's father
Kei Fujiwara
Mizuki's mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hisayasu Satō
Writers: Shinji Imaoka, Hisayasu Satō
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Hana-Dama Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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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 Hisayasu Satō, shot by Akiko Ashizawa. 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 Yoshihide Otomo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Rina Sakuragi and Maika Shimamura and Shun Asada carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3480056 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hisayasu Satō directs. Akiko Ashizawa behind the camera. Yoshihide Otomo scores. Takaaki Hashiguchi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Part of the "Hana-Dama Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hisayasu Satō, shot by Akiko Ashizawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yoshihide Otomo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Takaaki Hashiguchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Rina Sakuragi and Maika Shimamura and Shun Asada carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt3480056 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Akiko Ashizawa
Original score: Yoshihide Otomo
Editing: Takaaki Hashiguchi
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Hana-Dama (2014)
IMDB rating: 5.5/10 · 154 votes

Part of

Hana-Dama Collection

“Hana-Dama”—a flower in the wasteland. This flower is a symbol of earthly desires and every human is overwhelmed by desire and their rationality collapses wherever the flower is in bloom. And even today, the “Hana-Dama” continues to blossom profusely somewhere in the world.