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Petal Dance
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Wikipedia article
is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Ishikawa.
Synopsis
The film concerns a trip taken by two women, Jinko (Aoi Miyazaki) and Motoko (Sakura Ando), and their driver, Haraki (Shiori Kutsuna), to see Miki (Kazue Fukiishi), an old friend now living in a psychiatric hospital after attempting suicide. Jinko and Motoko have not seen Miki in six years, and the trip becomes a meditation on their own lives and sorrows, as well as reconciliation for their guilt of not being able to help her before.
Cast
*Aoi Miyazaki as Jinko
*Shiori Kutsuna as Haraki
*Sakura Ando as Motoko
*Kazue Fukiishi as Miki
*Masanobu And as Naoto
*Shunsuke Kazama as Kawada
*Mariko Got as Senpai
*Hanae Kan as Kyoko
Reception
On 'Film Business Asia', Derek Elley gave the film a 4 out of 10, saying that the "existential road drama of four young women offers diminishing results." A review on Japan Times by Mark Schilling gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5.
References
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