A romance that takes place one summer in the countryside between an out-of-job musician, Hanabi, and a girl, Hibana.
Acting
Yamazaki's wounded stillness—dude communicates entire albums in silence.
Score
Hanabi's music IS the character development. Pay attention to the lyrics.
Director
Tetsuo Shinohara
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Masayoshi Yamazaki was primarily a musician before this; director Shinohara cast him for his 'authentically defeated' energy. He wasn't acting much.
The rural Shikoku setting was deliberately chosen for its 'forgotten Japan' aesthetic—this film captures a specific '90s economic anxiety rarely exported.
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