Casting Blossoms to the Sky

Casting Blossoms to the Sky (Japanese: この空の花　長岡花火物語, Hepburn: Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari) is a 2012 Japanese drama film directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi.[1]

Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Film poster
Japanese name
Kanjiこの空の花　長岡花火物語
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnKono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari
Directed byNobuhiko Ôbayashi
Written byNobuhiko Ohbayashi
StarringYasuko Matsuyuki
Masahiro Takashima
Masao Kusakari
Music byKousuke Yamashita
Production
company
PSC
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 7 April 2012 (2012-04-07) (Japan)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Premise

Endo Reiko visits Nagaoka to report on the aftermath of an earthquake. During the visit she is approached by her former boyfriend, Kenichi, who tries to convince her to become the star of a play that takes place in the city during the Second World War. The movie includes ruminations on the dark side of the Japanese character.[2]

Cast

References
  1. "Kono Sora no Hana: Nagaoka Hanabi Monogatari". MUBI. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. "Casting Blossoms to the Sky de Nobuhiko Ôbayashi". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. "Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)". Moviefone. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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