anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

120 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance, Mystery, Fantasy, TV Movie | Sept. 21, 2015

High school student Jinta (Nijiro Murakami) is a hikikomori and lives in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. One summer day, when Jinta is absorbed in a video game, a girl suddenly appears in front of him. The girl is Jinta's childhood friend Meiko (Minami Hamabe), but it seems impossible because Meiko died on a summer day. Meiko wears the same white dress when she died, but she looks a little taller. She tells Jinta that she has a wish and that's why she came back as a ghost, but Meiko can't remember what her wish was. To grant Meiko's wish, Jinta along with his friends Atsumu (Jun Shison), Naruko (Airi Matsui), Chiriko (Marie Iitoyo), Tetsudo (Yuta Takahata) and Meiko gather together for the first time in 7 years. Jinta soon realizes that he is the only one able to see Meiko.

anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

120 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance, Mystery, Fantasy, TV Movie | Sept. 21, 2015

anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
High school student Jinta (Nijiro Murakami) is a hikikomori and lives in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. One summer day, when Jinta is absorbed in a video game, a girl suddenly appears in front of him. The girl is Jinta's childhood friend Meiko (Minami Hamabe), but it seems impossible because Meiko died on a summer day. Meiko wears the same white dress when she died, but she looks a little taller. She tells Jinta that she has a wish and that's why she came back as a ghost, but Meiko can't remember what her wish was. To grant Meiko's wish, Jinta along with his friends Atsumu (Jun Shison), Naruko (Airi Matsui), Chiriko (Marie Iitoyo), Tetsudo (Yuta Takahata) and Meiko gather together for the first time in 7 years. Jinta soon realizes that he is the only one able to see Meiko.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Fuji Television Network, Fuji Creative
Original title あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。
Directors Masaki Nishiura
Writers Yoshihiro Izumi

Cast

Nijiro Murakami

as Jinta "Jintan" Yadomi

Minami Hamabe

as Meiko "Menma" Honma

Jun Shison

as Atsumu "Yukiatsu" Matsuyuki

Airi Matsui

as Naruko "Anaru" Anjo

Marie Iitoyo

as Chiriko "Tsuruko" Tsurumi

Yuta Takahata

as Tetsudo "Poppo" Hisakawa

Kyoko Koizumi

as Touko Yadomi

Fumiyo Kohinata

as Atsushi Yadomi

Yo Yoshida

as Yoko Honma

Shôhei Hino

as Masakichi Towada

Lily Franky

as Kenichi Fujiyoshi

Yusuke Kamiji

as construction site worker