Casting Blossoms to the Sky

Drama · 2012

In 2011, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a Japanese village that underwent destruction during both World War II and the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, and is now notable for the fireworks it launches annually in memory of the victims of war. She is there for two reasons: firstly, to learn about the experiences of Nagaoka's inhabitants, and secondly, to watch a stage play written by an enigmatic student of her ex-boyfriend, which depicts the bombing of the city during WWII.

Starring

Joe Hisaishi, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Yudai Kato, Masahiro Takashima, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Natsuki Harada, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Minami Inomata, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Saki Terashima

Director

Nobuhiko Obayashi