Flowers in the Shadow (2008)
Flowers in the Shadow (2008)
Shinya is in debt as a result of his gambling habit. He attempts to defraud an old woman with a bank transfer scam, but the woman reminds him of his late mother and they start to relate to each other. Meanwhile, Shinya meets a girl called Hisako in town, and ends up helping her to find out the whereabouts of an unsuccessful comedian, Raita, whom her mother was in love with in her youth. Shinya's father, Ryutaro, is disowned by his son after his wife's death. When Ryutaro meets a homeless man called Moses, he starts living on the street as well. One day when the old woman dies, Moses comes to the deceased and confesses his past. Subsequently Shinya resumes communicating with his father Ryutaro.

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Cast

Junichi Okada Junichi Okada As: Shinya
Aoi Miyazaki Aoi Miyazaki As: Hisako / Naruko
Atsushi Ito Atsushi Ito As: Raita
Aya Hirayama Aya Hirayama As: Miyako
Tamaki Ogawa Tamaki Ogawa As: Jupiter
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Storyline

Shinya is in debt as a result of his gambling habit. He attempts to defraud an old woman with a bank transfer scam, but the woman reminds him of his late mother and they start to relate to each other. Meanwhile, Shinya meets a girl called Hisako in town, and ends up helping her to find out the whereabouts of an unsuccessful comedian, Raita, whom her mother was in love with in her youth. Shinya's father, Ryutaro, is disowned by his son after his wife's death. When Ryutaro meets a homeless man called Moses, he starts living on the street as well. One day when the old woman dies, Moses comes to the deceased and confesses his past. Subsequently Shinya resumes communicating with his father Ryutaro.


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Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 26 January 2008

Country: JP

Runtime: 129m

Company Credits

Company: TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Gentosha, J Storm, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, OHTA PRODUCTION, Nippan Group Holdings, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

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Cast

Directed By

Yuichiro Hirakawa

Yuichiro Hirakawa

Director

Yûsuke Inoue

Yûsuke Inoue

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Genki Kawamura

Genki Kawamura

Producer

Takahiro Sato

Takahiro Sato

Producer

Yuka Higuchi

Yuka Higuchi

Producer

Minami Ichikawa

Minami Ichikawa

Executive Producer

Seiji Okuda

Seiji Okuda

Executive Producer

Yasuhiro Tsukada

Yasuhiro Tsukada

Executive Producer

Reiji Yamamoto

Reiji Yamamoto

Production Manager

Takashi Kamikura

Takashi Kamikura

Co-Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Hiroyuki Sawano

Hiroyuki Sawano

Original Music Composer

Kyoko Kitahara

Kyoko Kitahara

Music Producer

Akira Fukada

Akira Fukada

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Kôichi Nakayama

Kôichi Nakayama

Director of Photography

Lighting

Art Department

Norihiro Isoda

Norihiro Isoda

Production Design

Ryoji Matsumoto

Ryoji Matsumoto

Decorator

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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