Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a city decimated during a WWII air raid and by the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, to report on the disaster; there, she learns about the experiences of its inhabitants and stumbles upon a stage play written by an enigmatic student of her ex-boyfriend.
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Yasuko Matsuyuki
as Reiko Endo
Masahiro Takashima
as Kenichi Katayama
Natsuki Harada
as Wakako Inoue
Minami Inomata
as Hana Motoki
Saki Terashima
as Young Ririko Motoki
Toshio Kakei
as Goro Matsushita
Naoyuki Morita
as Ryo Takahashi
Mansaku Ikeuchi
as Takashi Mishima
Takashi Sasano
as Akiyoshi Muraoka
Koji Ishikawa
as Kiyoshi Yamashita
Sumiko Fuji
as Ririko Motoki
Shiho Fujimura
as Kaoru Endo
Takahito Hosoyamada
as Shojiro Atsumi
Toshinori Omi
as Tadahiko Takayama
Takehiro Murata
as Tamio Mori
Misako Renbutsu
as Young Kaoru Endo
Takuro Atsuki
as Sadao Motoki
Tōru Shinagawa
as Sumio Shinkai
Akira Emoto
as Seijiro Nose
Chōei Takahashi
as Fumihiko Sato
Shirô Namiki
as Yasunari Motomura
Yuto Kobayashi
as Shintaro Sone
Mayuu Kusakari
as Rui Hatayama
Kanae Katsuno
as Nobuko Satonaka
Tomoko Hoshino
as Fumiko Nose
Toshie Negishi
as Yae Nose
Seina Suzuki
as Jiro Nakahata's Eldest Daughter
Tsurutaro Kataoka
as Makoto Nose
Hiroshi Inuzuka
as Tsurukichi Nose
Masao Kusakari
as Hanagata Juzaro
Masayuki Yui
as Zenjiro Hanyu
Bengal
as Jiro Nakahata
Hirona Yamazaki
as Nozomi Yuge
Shusaku Uchida