Hanagatami
2017 2h 49m movie Film Japan

Hanagatami

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Synopsis

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Spring, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Toshihiko attends school in the coastal town of Karatsu, where his aunt cares for his ailing cousin. Immersed in the seaside's nature and culture, Toshihiko soon befriends the town's other extraordinary adolescents as they all contend with the war's gravitational pull.

The 2016–2018 Japan Window

602 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Hanagatami sits at position #346.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hanagatami premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,227 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #984 of 1,933 (top 51%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies PSC, Karatsu Film Committee
Runtime 2h 49m
Release Date December 16, 2017
IMDb tt6887624
Official Site freestone.jp

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