Hanezu (2012)
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.
Director:
Naomi Kawase
Writer:
Naomi Kawase
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Tôta Komizu as Takumi |
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Hako Ohshima as Kayoko |
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Tetsuya Akikawa as Tetsuya |
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Kirin Kiki as Takumi's Mother |
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Akaji Maro as Yo-Chan |
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Miyako Yamaguchi as Kayoko's Mother |
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Taiga Komizu as Hisao Takumi's Grandfather |
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Norio Nishikawa as Takumi's Father |
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Sen-Nosuke Tanaka as Young Yo-chan |
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Yokio Yoshioka as |
| Directing | Naomi Kawase | Director |
| Writing | Naomi Kawase | Screenplay |
| Editing | Tina Baz | Supervising Editor |
| Editing | Tina Baz | Editor |
| Production | Naomi Kawase | Producer |
| Art | Kenji Inoue | Art Direction |
| Writing | Masako Bando | Novel |
| Sound | Hiroki Ito | Sound |
| Editing | Yusuke Kaneko | Editor |
| Camera | Naomi Kawase | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Naomi Kawase | Editor |
| Sound | Hasiken Hasiken | Original Music Composer |