Synopsis
Spring, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Toshihiko attends school in the coastal town of Karatsu, where his aunt cares for his ailing cousin. Immersed in the seaside's nature and culture, Toshihiko soon befriends the town's other extraordinary adolescents as they all contend with the war's gravitational pull.
Hanagatami (2017) is a 2h 49min drama feature film by Nobuhiko Obayashi. Selected for Fantasia International Film Festival (2018).
Facts
Setting
Karatsu
Original language
Japanese
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2018
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2018 generic
- Taipei Film Festival 2018 generic
- Kinema Junpo Awards 2017 generic
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2017 generic
