Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari

2012
2h 40m

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Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari (2012)

Endo Reiko visits the city of Nagaoka and listens to a motley cast's stories. She learns about the fireworks in the city and its history, how war ravaged and changed the city and the narrato... Read allEndo Reiko visits the city of Nagaoka and listens to a motley cast's stories. She learns about the fireworks in the city and its history, how war ravaged and changed the city and the narrator's lives. In the process much obscure information is offered and digested and there are h... Read allEndo Reiko visits the city of Nagaoka and listens to a motley cast's stories. She learns about the fireworks in the city and its history, how war ravaged and changed the city and the narrator's lives. In the process much obscure information is offered and digested and there are hints of what constitutes the Japanese character.

Director
- Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Writers
- Kôji Hasegawa
- Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
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7.2/10

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Director
- Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Writers
- Kôji Hasegawa
- Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

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"There's Still Time Until a War."

"If I can still dance like this, my life has been good. So I'll keep on dancing."

In one of the most beautiful and heartfelt movies I've seen in a while, and not unlike with our main characters, we're taken on a journey of emotions. Going through a history tainted with the atrocities of war, with wishful eyes hoping to learn and grow to pave the road ahead for next generations. Honoring those who died, while dancing in celebration of life. Compassionately pondering what separates us and brings us together; what was, what could've been, and what could be.

Obayashi, using threads of memories from souls weary from the things they've witnessed, weaves a beautiful and infinite tapestry seamlessly connecting the past to the present, in a way feasible only through cinema, and reaching into a future unknown; carrying everyone's wishes and prayers for a world where only blossoms are cast to the sky, and wondering whether or not "There's Still Time Until a War."