Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky

Casting Blossoms to the Sky

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2012
2h 40m
6.9(12 votes)
Fantasy
Drama
War

Overview

In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a city decimated during a WWII air raid and by the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, to report on the disaster; there, she learns about the experiences of its inhabitants and stumbles upon a stage play written by an enigmatic student of her ex-boyfriend.

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34 members
Acting

松雪泰子

Reiko Endo

松雪泰子
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髙嶋政宏

Kenichi Katayama

髙嶋政宏
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原田夏希

Wakako Inoue

原田夏希
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Minami Inomata

Hana Motoki

No Image
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寺島咲

Young Ririko Motoki

寺島咲
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筧利夫

Goro Matsushita

筧利夫
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森田直幸

Ryo Takahashi

No Image
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池内万作

Takashi Mishima

池内万作
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笹野高史

Akiyoshi Muraoka

笹野高史
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Koji Ishikawa

Kiyoshi Yamashita

No Image
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富司純子

Ririko Motoki

富司純子
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藤村志保

Kaoru Endo

藤村志保
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細山田隆人

Shojiro Atsumi

細山田隆人
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尾美としのり

Tadahiko Takayama

尾美としのり
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村田雄浩

Tamio Mori

村田雄浩
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蓮佛美沙子

Young Kaoru Endo

蓮佛美沙子
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Takuro Atsuki

Sadao Motoki

Takuro Atsuki
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品川徹

Sumio Shinkai

品川徹
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柄本明

Seijiro Nose

柄本明
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高橋長英

Fumihiko Sato

高橋長英
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並樹史朗

Yasunari Motomura

並樹史朗
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小林優斗

Shintaro Sone

小林優斗
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草刈麻有

Rui Hatayama

草刈麻有
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勝野雅奈恵

Nobuko Satonaka

勝野雅奈恵
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星野知子

Fumiko Nose

星野知子
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根岸季衣

Yae Nose

根岸季衣
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Seina Suzuki

Jiro Nakahata's Eldest Daughter

Seina Suzuki
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片岡鶴太郎

Makoto Nose

片岡鶴太郎
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犬塚弘

Tsurukichi Nose

犬塚弘
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草刈正雄

Hanagata Juzaro

草刈正雄
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油井昌由樹

Zenjiro Hanyu

油井昌由樹
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ベンガル

Jiro Nakahata

ベンガル
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山崎紘菜

Nozomi Yuge

山崎紘菜
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Shusaku Uchida

Unknown Role

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