Casting Blossoms to the Sky

Casting Blossoms to the Sky

160 mins | Drama, War, Fantasy | May 12, 2012

In 2011, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a Japanese village that underwent destruction during both World War II and the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, and is now notable for the fireworks it launches annually in memory of the victims of war. She is there for two reasons: firstly, to learn about the experiences of Nagaoka's inhabitants, and secondly, to watch a stage play written by an enigmatic student of her ex-boyfriend, which depicts the bombing of the city during WWII.

Casting Blossoms to the Sky

160 mins | Drama, War, Fantasy | May 12, 2012

Casting Blossoms to the Sky
In 2011, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a Japanese village that underwent destruction during both World War II and the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, and is now notable for the fireworks it launches annually in memory of the victims of war. She is there for two reasons: firstly, to learn about the experiences of Nagaoka's inhabitants, and secondly, to watch a stage play written by an enigmatic student of her ex-boyfriend, which depicts the bombing of the city during WWII.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers PSC
Original title この空の花 長岡花火物語
Directors Masao Takeshita, Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writers Kôji Hasegawa, Nobuhiko Obayashi

Cast

Yasuko Matsuyuki

as Reiko Endo

Masahiro Takashima

as Kenichi Katayama

Natsuki Harada

as Wakako

Minami Inomata

as Hana

Saki Terashima

as Liliko (past)

Toshio Kakei

as Matsushita

Naoyuki Morita

as Takahashi

Mansaku Ikeuchi

as Mishima

Takashi Sasano

as Akiyoshi Muraoka

Koji Ishikawa

as Kiyoshi Yamashita

Sumiko Fuji

as Liliko (present)

Akira Emoto

as Seijiro Nose

Bengal

as

Hirona Yamazaki

as Student in Stageplay