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, and stars Yasuko Matsuyuki and Masahiro Takashima. It was screened at the Catalonian International Film Festival in Sitges in 2013.[1]

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

Premise

Endo Reiko is a journalist visiting Nagaoka to comment on the aftermath of the earthquake in Tohoku. 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. From local residents, Endo learns about the city's fireworks traditions, and how the region was destroyed during the war. The movie includes ruminations on the dark side of the Japanese character.[2]

Cast
  • Yasuko Matsuyuki
  • Masahiro Takashima
  • Kenichi Katayama
  • Natsuki Harada
  • Minami Inomata
  • Saki Terashima
  • Toshio Kakei
  • Naoyuki Morita
  • Mansaku Ikeuchi
  • Takashi Sasano
  • Koji Ishikawa
  • Sumiko Fuji
  • Shiho Fujimura
  • Takahito Hosoyamada
  • Toshinori Omi
  • Takehiro Murata
  • Misako Renbutsu
  • Takuro Atsuki
  • Tôru Shinagawa
  • Akira Emoto
  • Chôei Takahashi
  • Shirô Namiki
  • Yuto Kobayashi
  • Mayuu Kusakari
  • Kanae Katsuno
  • Tomoko Hoshino
  • Toshie Negishi
  • Shusaku Uchida
  • Tsurutaro Kataoka
  • Hiroshi Inuzuka
  • Masao Kusakari
  • Masayuki Yui
  • Bengaru[3]

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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