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Blossoms Bloom (2014)

Make the most of what you have, before it’s too late.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 47M

Director : Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Writer : Eriko Komatsu

Synopsis

Work life for Shunsuke Osaki has been success after success, but at some point his family began to slip by the wayside. As his elderly father begins to show signs of dementia, Shunsuke takes the family on a trip in a desperate attempt to pull them together before it is too late. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's short story of the same name received the awards for Best Director, Best Actress and Best Music at the 1st Asia International Film Festival in Taipei.

Actors

Naoto Ogata
Naoto Ogata
Shunsuke Osaki
Kaho Minami
Kaho Minami
Masato Yano
Masato Yano
Karen Miyama
Karen Miyama
Kanji Tsuda
Kanji Tsuda
Ippei Kanie
Ippei Kanie
Tomomi Miyashita
Tomomi Miyashita
Osamu Shigematsu
Osamu Shigematsu
NAOTO
NAOTO
Kyūsaku Shimada
Kyūsaku Shimada
Sumie Sasaki
Sumie Sasaki
Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi
Tatsuya Fuji
Tatsuya Fuji
Shuntaro Osaki
Mika Kitajima
Mika Kitajima

Crews

Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Director
Eriko Komatsu
Eriko Komatsu
Screenplay
Norihisa Ohara
Norihisa Ohara
Producer
Takeshi Hamada
Takeshi Hamada
Director of Photography
Masashi Sada
Masashi Sada
Writer
Kow Otani
Kow Otani
Original Music Composer
Takaichi Wakamatsu
Takaichi Wakamatsu
Art Direction
Hitoshi Takaya
Hitoshi Takaya
Lighting Technician
Shinichi Fushima
Shinichi Fushima
Editor
Sisyu
Sisyu
Title Illustration
Takashi Inoue
Takashi Inoue
Assistant Director
Ryosuke Otani
Ryosuke Otani
Producer

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