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Flowers in the Shadows (2008)

Flowers in the Shadows poster
Original title
陰日向に咲く
Directed by
Yūichirō Hirakawa
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 09m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three stories follow ordinary people in Tokyo who are struggling with loneliness and regret. A woman discovers her forgotten high school diary. A man tries to find a stranger from a bus accident. A debt collector learns about a man's secret past.

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What happens

Flowers in the Shadows (陰日向に咲く, Kagehinata ni Saku) is a 2008 Japanese drama film directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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