Hanamizuki -May your love bloom a hundred years-

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Movie: Hanamizuki -May your love bloom a hundred year-
Romaji: Hanamizuki
Japanese: ハナミズキ
Director: Nobuhiro Doi
Assistant Director: Toshimasa Miyamura
Writer: Noriko Yoshida
Producer: Yasuo Yagi, Kazuya Hamana, Jun Nasuda
Cinematographer: Yasushi Sasakibara
Release Date: August 21, 2010
Runtime: 128 min.
Genre: Romance / Teen
Production Company: Toho, TBS
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Sae (Yui Aragaki) is a high school student who is studying hard for her college entrance exams. She lost her father when she was very young and so lives her mother Ryoko (Hiroko Yakushimaru) in Hokkaido, Japan. Her father Kemimichi (Arata Iura) once planted a dogwood tree in their garden after he found out he had a terminal disease and could not watch Sae grow up. She hopes to enter a university in Tokyo.

She then meets Kouhei (Toma Ikuta), who attends a specialized high school teaching fishery. He hopes to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather as a fisherman. These two young people meet and have a long distance relationship. Although their love is strong it does not last.

10 years later these two people have a miracle ...

Notes

Film is based on a 2004 pop song by You Hitoto titled "Hanamizuki".
Filming has taken place already in Hokkaido, Japan. Shooting will then move to New York and Canada early 2010.
"Yui Aragaki" will play Sae as a teenager all the way up to a 28 year career woman. This will be the first time that Yui Aragaki portrays an adult character.
"Yui Aragaki" will perform some of her lines in English and therefore she is studying English to prepare for her lines.

Cast



Yui Aragaki	Toma Ikuta	Osamu Mukai	Hiroko Yakushimaru
Sae Hirasawa	Kouhei Kiuchi	Junichi Kitami	Ryoko Hirasawa



Misako Renbutsu	Arata Iura	Yuichi Kimura	Yutaka Matsushige
Ritsuko Watanabe	Keimichi Hirasawa	Makato Endo	Kenjiro Kiuchi

Additional Cast Members:

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Film Festivals

2010 (30th) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 14-24 - Spotlight on Japan *United States Premiere
2011 (14th) Shanghai International Film Festival - June 11-19, 2011 - Panorama - Global Village: Japanese Film Week

Awards

"'Best Newcomer" (Toma Ikuta) - 2010 (53rd) Blue Ribbon Awards - February 15, 2011

Comments

Jotara Jan 07 2021 11:55 am lovely... it makes my heart warming. So wonderful movie.

Joanne Apr 25 2019 11:57 am Yui was so pretty here. She has beautiful hair if she grew it out. By the way I love to visit this part of Canada seems so nice.

Sonia Singh Feb 14 2018 12:07 am Toma is so much amazing in it!! Highly recommended to watch this movie ❤

Rommel Reyes Dec 09 2014 5:36 am saw this 2 years ago, and still remember the bitter-sweet feelings when i watched it. i might watch it again later

hannah May 12 2014 7:58 am i love toma ikuta so much!! so i will definitely watch this!

nana Mar 12 2014 7:12 pm it's very realistic yet beautiful love story. recommended! :)

Lexy Mae Keith Ladera Jan 11 2013 2:12 am Whoa ! This love story is really great ! Both of the lead actress and actor had done well .. It is true that love hurts but TRUE LOVE can wait .. Some of Teenagers who have seen this love story must really experienced that kind of situation .. I experienced it also ! Love conquers all !! :D

Koizooora Nov 25 2012 1:02 am i like it :D

Rommel Reyes Nov 23 2012 5:13 pm loved the film, the acting and the story is great, it's not boring, some people must learn to appreciate good storytelling. this is not a hollywood-in-your-face movie. it was my first time to see the movie yesterday on cable tv, and luckily I saw it again today early morning. i'm from the Philippines and i appreciate Japanese and Korean drama more than what is offered in here.

soap operas and drama films made here are often exaggerated to attract attention. I hate it.

Japanese and Korean storytelling is my cup of tea.

gakkyfan Jul 22 2012 3:35 am So I’m watching this J-movie the other night called HANAMIZUKI (which I’d aquired for the sole reason of enjoying the screen antics of the lovely Aragaki Yui), and though it was probably a decent enough movie, sadly, I found it to be insufferably BORING! Your typical romantic feel-good movie, the story involved both Aragaki and her co-star Ikuta Toma running around confused about their love for each other, breaking up and then coming together, geez, I was wishing they’d make up their minds!

Astrid Jul 08 2012 9:50 pm All I can say about this movie is it's SIMPLE there's tons of movies that has a story like this. i ended up being bored haha

LoveHurt Jun 28 2012 4:08 pm The movie was kind of boring. I had high expectations because I really love Ikuta Toma and I liked Yui in Koizora. Ikuta's character had a rough life and made many mistakes but everything ended well. I was disappointed by Yui because her acting was the same as in Koizora. Yeah, she pulled off the character of Mika with her innocence but this character was supposed to be different and the aura was supposed to be more mature. I know that it was her first time portraying and adult character so I'll let it slide but hopefully she improves.

minhlunso1 Jun 04 2012 8:21 am This moive is totally great! love is wonderful

paco Jun 01 2012 3:49 am it was sad though, mukai's character died. :(

Cassidy Skye Apr 24 2012 12:57 am This movie really rock !!! I love Yui Aragaki so with her other movies and drama series,.!!! This movie is very refreshing for Yui's act,. Love it !! "Okaeri" "Tadaima" !!

noemii Nov 10 2011 3:48 pm where i can watch this movie online for free with eng sub or esp sub?? please anwers if you know arigato..! ^.^

maneki hobbang Oct 10 2011 9:51 pm this film made me realize that "okaeri" and "tadaima" are the most beautiful words to exist.

honey-kei Sep 13 2011 4:57 am I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!

hanamizuki rocks!!!

jjj03 Mar 26 2011 5:31 pm Love this movie and the cast! aragaki yui! ikuta toma! :D anyone know any similar movies like this?

sudipta sarma Mar 15 2011 1:53 am in in luv with the muvi

ahaks0901 Jan 29 2011 5:11 am Im so in love with this movie..looking forward for the DVD and ofcoz..Toma & Gakky act really amazing Toma really deserves to win the award! congrats toma!!

daisyamapi Sep 11 2010 11:41 am Whoaaa Gakki take a shoot in NYC...she's so pretty...i love mukai osamu!! i think 2 of them are best couple!! Beautiful n handsome, can't wait to watching this new japanese movie, thxz for the cute pic

dhane13 Sep 04 2010 7:27 pm woah.. i really want to watch this....

yui aragaki kawaii ne ikuta toma kakkoi desu ne

ianed Sep 01 2010 8:19 am WOW!!! love this movie.. yui aragaki is so cute and beautiful... love the trailer... aishiteru yo yui aragaki.... you rock my world.. yeah!!!!!

sassygirl989 Aug 28 2010 10:27 am Yui Aragaki is soooo lucky to have Toma Ikuta and Mukai Osamu as her leading men. :)

kitten Aug 15 2010 12:47 am wow! love this film already. my two japanese actor crushes are here. mukai osamu and ikuta toma. hahaha. :D

Ieka chan Jun 10 2010 10:23 am .woow.. great movie.. .i love toma-kun.. ^^ .i cant wait to watch the movie..

KAT-TUNberry Jun 07 2010 2:17 pm WOW i love Gakky and Toma, so to see them both starring in a movie together, and a romance at that... :D can't wait until i can watch it in the UK! I actually am tired of waiting for this year's japanese films to come out on dvd because they all came out so recently that i'll have to wait so long! :/

Keekii Apr 13 2010 2:03 pm I'm excited to see the trailer! I love Toma Ikuta and I know Misako Renbutsu from Nanase Futatabi as well ^^ Cool that they are shooting in America too!! It's so hard to wait for japanese movies AND a translation for us unfortunate ones that doesn't master Japanese yet (,>o<,)

hungryharmony Jan 10 2010 3:44 am Wooh, can't wait for the movie! But have to wait for a month to watch it with subs!

enya koivula Nov 15 2009 10:42 pm What is the production company for Hanamizuki movie?

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