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Kaza-hana (1999)

Kaza-hana poster
Original title
風花
Directed by
Shinji Sōmai
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 56m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man loses his job and is dumped by his girlfriend. A woman works as a sex worker and feels lost. They meet by chance and decide to travel together to Hokkaido. Through their journey, they slowly find a reason to keep living.

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What happens

『風花』(かざはな)は、鳴海章による日本の恋愛小説。1999年6月11日に講談社より刊行された。 恋人から別れを告げられ会社からリストラ宣告を受けた男と風俗嬢の女、希望を失い自暴自棄となった2人がひょんなことから一緒に北海道へ行くこととなり、旅を通じて人生を取り戻していく姿を描く。 相米慎二監督により2001年に映画化された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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