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Remembering the Cosmos Flower (1997)

Remembering the Cosmos Flower poster
Original title
秋桜 コスモス
Directed by
Jun'ichi Suzuki
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese girl returns to her home country after living in South America for seven years. She has contracted AIDS and must face her past and her family.

melancholicslow-burnreflectivesomberintimateemotionalquietpoignant

What happens

Remembering the Cosmos Flower (Japanese: 秋桜 / コスモス, Hepburn: Kosumosu), also known as Cosmos and Autumn Cherry Blossoms, is a 1997 Japanese drama film directed and co-written by Junichi Suzuki. It is the story of a Japanese girl returning to Japan after seven years in South America where she contracted AIDS. The film was based on Suzuki's own novel, first published in 1996 by Chōbunsha. Ace Pictures released Remembering the Cosmos Flower on May 3, 1997, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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