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The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya (2006)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Kazuo Kuroki
Writer : Kazuo Kuroki, Hideki Yamada

Synopsis

In Kagoshima, in the final days of World War II, an offer of marriage comes to Etsuko Kamiya, who lives with her brother and his wife. The offer comes from Nagayo, but Etsuko is attracted to his friend, Akashi.

Actors

Tomoyo Harada
Tomoyo Harada
Etsuko Kamiya
Masatoshi Nagase
Masatoshi Nagase
Ensign Nagayo
Shunsuke Matsuoka
Shunsuke Matsuoka
Ensign Akashi
Manami Honjo
Manami Honjo
Fusa Kamiya
Kaoru Kobayashi
Kaoru Kobayashi
Yasutada Kamiya

Crews

Kazuo Kuroki
Kazuo Kuroki
Director
Kazuo Kuroki
Kazuo Kuroki
Screenplay
Masataka Matsuda
Masataka Matsuda
Writer
Hideki Yamada
Hideki Yamada
Screenplay
Kazumi Kawashiro
Kazumi Kawashiro
Producer
Satoshi Kohno
Satoshi Kohno
Producer
Kazuya Naito
Kazuya Naito
Producer
Noboru Sugiyama
Noboru Sugiyama
Producer
Takashi Ōhashi
Takashi Ōhashi
Producer
Koichi Kawakami
Koichi Kawakami
Director of Photography
Takeo Kimura
Takeo Kimura
Art Direction
Norifumi Ataka
Norifumi Ataka
Production Design
Teizô Matsumura
Teizô Matsumura
Original Music Composer
Yukio Kubota
Yukio Kubota
Sound Recordist
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Editor

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