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Cold Bloom (2012)

Cold Bloom poster
Original title
桜並木の満開の下に
Directed by
Atsushi Funahashi
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After her husband dies in an accident at a steel mill in a Japanese city still scarred by a major earthquake, a woman refuses the apology of the coworker who caused his death. Over time, she and that coworker develop a romantic relationship.

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What happens

『桜並木の満開の下に』(さくらなみきのまんかいのしたに)は、舩橋淳監督による2012年の日本の映画。 東日本大震災の爪痕が残る茨城県日立市で、夫の研次(髙橋洋)と暮らす栞(臼田あさ美)は、製鉄工場に勤めている。ある日、工場で事故が起こり、研次が命を落とす。事故の原因となった同僚の工(三浦貴大)は、栞に謝罪しようとする。栞は頑なに工を拒絶するが、やがて工と恋に落ちる。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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