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向日葵の丘・1983年夏

向日葵の丘・1983年夏 poster
Directed by
Takafumi Ōta
Country
Japan

How it feels

In 1983 Japan, high school girl Takako and her two best friends spend their days going to movies and making their own 8mm films. After a misfortune before graduation splits them apart, Takako learns 30 years later that one friend has a terminal illness. She returns to her hometown to reunite with them, prompting memories of their shared past.

nostalgicbittersweetgentlereflectivemelancholicslow-pacedsentimentalwistful

What happens

『向日葵の丘 1983年夏』(ひまわりのおか 1983ねんなつ)は、2015年8月22日に公開された日本映画。 バブル景気前の1983年、主人公の多香子は、高校の女友達と3人で映画館に通い詰めながら、自分たちでも8ミリ映画を撮るなどして楽しんでいた。ところが、高校の卒業前になって不運な出来事があり、そのせいで3人は離れ離れになってしまう。それから30年後、多香子はかつての友達が余命を宣告されていることを知る。故郷での3人の再会を通して、多香子は30年前を回想する旅に出る。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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