Hanezu (2012)
1h 31m
Running Time
February 1, 2012Release Date
Plot.
Woodwork artist Takumi moves to the small village Asuka in Nara Prefecture. He remodels old homes and lives a peaceful existence with nature. Takumi then meets Kayoko, a woman who went to the same school as Takumi. Kayoko is fascinated with the color crimson. She dyes scarves with the color of hanezu. Kayoko lives with boyfriend Tetsuya, who works as an editor of a PR magazine. They live together. Soon, Kayoko falls in love with Takumi.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Tôta Komizu
Takumi
Hako Ohshima
Kayoko
Kirin Kiki
Takumi's Mother
Tetsuya Akikawa
Tetsuya
Akaji Maro
Yo-chan archeologist
Naomi Kawase
Director
Miyako Yamaguchi
Kayoko's Mother
Masako Bando
Writer
Taiga Komizu
Hisao Takumi's Grandfather
Norio Nishikawa
Takumi's Father
Hasiken Hasiken
Composer
Sen-Nosuke Tanaka
Yo-chan (child)
Tina Baz
Editor
Yusuke Kaneko
Editor
Kenji Inoue
Art Direction
Hiroki Ito
Sound
Yokio Yoshioka
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Hanezu (Japanese: 朱花の月, translit. Hanezu no tsuki) is 2011 Japanese drama film directed by Naomi Kawase, based on a novel by Masako Bando. The title is an ancient Japanese word for a shade of red, taken from the 8th century poetry collection Man'yōshū. The story is set in contemporary time in the Asuka area and recalls the ancient history of the place. The film premiered In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.