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Hanagatami

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Shortly before World War II, a teenager returns to the coastal town of Karatsu from Amsterdam to stay with his aunt, where he and the neighborhood kids are absorbed into the chaos of the times.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times ... the feverish, hallucinatory period dream "Hanagatami," feels like the therapeutic art Obayashi himself needed to make after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis at 80. Jul 15, 2021 Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Village Voice It's ultimately a cautionary plea to avoid the perils of the past, in the form of an auteurist fever dream. Jul 18, 2018 Full Review Deborah Young Hollywood Reporter Nearly three hours of dense story-telling roll by while a sprawling and vividly drawn cast of characters explore young love and the meaning of life. Jun 22, 2018 Full Review Chase Burns The Stranger (Seattle, WA) My main gripe is that I don't like the lead actor, Shunsuke Kubozuka, but, regardless, it's a chewy piece, and we'll dissect it for a long time. Dec 8, 2021 Full Review Diane Carson KDHX (St. Louis) At two points, it is noted that images are seen through the wrong end of a telescope, with the assertion that "it's not nostalgia. It's heartache for all that's lost." For me, that became apparent long before the film's drawn out conclusion. Sep 22, 2021 Full Review Pat Padua Spectrum Culture Although his subject is youth, these are autumnal works, a spirited eye tempered with the wisdom of a long life. Rated: 80/100 Jul 29, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Surreal and straight up beautiful! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Shortly before World War II, a teenager returns to the coastal town of Karatsu from Amsterdam to stay with his aunt, where he and the neighborhood kids are absorbed into the chaos of the times.
Director
Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Producer
Terumichi Yamazaki
Screenwriter
Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Chiho Katsura
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
2h 48m
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