[Japanese Movie 2018] Summers Bloom, 四月の永い夢,

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Summer Blooms

 

Details:

• Movie: Summer Blooms
• Romaji: Shigatsu no Nagai Yume
• Japanese: 四月の永い夢
• Director: Ryutaro Nakagawa
• Writer: Ryutaro Nakagawa
• Producer: George Wada, Takashi Fujimura
• Cinematographer: Ray Hirano
• World Premiere: June 24, 2017 (Moscow IFF)
• Release Date: May 12, 2018
• Runtime: 93 min.
• Distributor: Tokyo New Cinema
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

27-year-old Hatsumi Takimoto (Aki Asakura) is a former teacher and now waitress. She holds a secret. Three years after her boyfriend died, she receives a letter from him. After meeting a former student, Hatsumi Takimoto confesses about her past.

Notes

1. Winner of FIPRESCI award at the 39th Moscow International Film Festival (June 22-29, 2017).

Cast

• Aki Asakura - Hatsumi Takimoto
• Takahiro Miura - Totaro Shiguma
• Yuriko Kawasaki - Kaede Muramatsu
• Yumiko Takahashi - Shinobu
• Fumiko Aoyagi - Tomoko
• Kotaro Shiga - Yukio
• Keiko Takahashi - Toko