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In Full Bloom

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In Full Bloom

Released Oct 15, 2021

1h 30m

Drama

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In post-WWII Tokyo, Japan's undefeated boxing champion, Masahiro (Yusuke Ogasawara) trains in the winter wilderness for his upcoming battle against the American challenger, Clint Sullivan (Tyler Wood). Sullivan, who's haunted by memories of the war, must overcome the Yakuza's influence to preserve his honor. Pitted against political tensions, the fighters' parallel journeys will test the very limits of the human spirit.

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Stephen Dalton

The Hollywood Reporter

An impressively polished debut feature, admirably ambitious and elegantly crafted.

Oct 31, 2019

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

The acting is solid in this tale of a post WWII boxing match, but it is the music and cinematography that make it great.

Rated: 8/10

Jan 30, 2021

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

"A" for effort. Unmistakable parallels to Malik's "The Tree of Life," but with none of the profundity. A movie this artistically good-looking begs for some nuggets of wisdom beyond fleeting cherry blossoms equaling boxers having short shelf lives.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 11, 2020

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Jim Schembri

jimschembri.com

The film is a flourish of style, with strong direction eliciting top-shelf performances from a no-name cast and filling the film with tough dramatic scenes and lyrical visuals that rework a standard scenario into a package we've never really seen before.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 24, 2020

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Hunter Lanier

Film Threat

In Full Bloom functions as a visually exciting tone poem and as a soulful reflection on battle.

Rated: 7/10

Jun 14, 2020

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I loved being on the journey with both fighters. The winter scenes were stunning and the fight reminded me of Hajime no Ippo...so sick!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Something really fresh and beautiful. Combines beautiful cinematography, a period piece, themed of honor and and courage, and brings it all to the boxing genre. It will have a place in the great boxing films of all time. A must see

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

Watched this with my wife last night and we were kind of left in awe. Its so unique but also feels like I've seen it before. Obviously the movie is beautiful so kudos to them for capturing the beauty. The acting can seem wooden at times, but it kind of works? Or maybe I'm just a super fan now haha. Anyways loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

What a movie! Unique, beautiful and full of life

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

My favorite film of the year! It reminds me of an anime

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Really beautiful film. Loved every moment!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Adam VillaSenor

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Reza Ghassemi

Director

Tyler Wood

Clint Sullivan

Yusuke Ogasawara

Masahiro

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Tetsuro Tokugawa

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Synopsis

In post-WWII Tokyo, Japan's undefeated boxing champion, Masahiro (Yusuke Ogasawara) trains in the winter wilderness for his upcoming battle against the American challenger, Clint Sullivan (Tyler Wood). Sullivan, who's haunted by memories of the war, must overcome the Yakuza's influence to preserve his honor. Pitted against political tensions, the fighters' parallel journeys will test the very limits of the human spirit.

Director: Adam VillaSenor, Reza Ghassemi
Producer: Jacob Stein, Ehud Bleiberg, Nicholas Donnermeyer
Screenwriter: Adam VillaSenor, Reza Ghassemi
Distributor: Dozo
Production Co: Cinesia Pictures, Bleiberg Entertainment, JA Productions, Phantom House Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 15, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 15, 2021
Runtime: 1h 30m

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