A Hundred Flowers (2022)★ 6.6/10

JP · 104 min · September 9, 2022

Drama

Written by: Hirase Kentaro, Genki Kawamura

Diagnosed with dementia, Yuriko's mind quickly begins to fade. Yet, for her son Izumi, the memories of his mother feel as vivid as when he lived them. One in particular, when he believed she had disappeared, haunts him terribly.

Original title

A Hundred Flowers

Storyline

New Year's Eve. Izumi finds his mother Yuriko wandering in a park in the freezing cold. Diagnosed with dementia, her mind quickly begins to fade. Yet, for her son, memories of the mother who raised him on her own feel as vivid as the day he lived through them, especially that of the time she had disappeared from his world, which haunts him to this day. As Yuriko slips slowly into oblivion, Izumi must come to terms with losing his mother again, this time forever. In his path to finding forgiveness in himself, however, Izumi soon uncovers Yuriko's secret past and the life she lived without him.

Rating

6.6 / 10 · 454

Companies

Aoi Promotion, Bungeishunju, East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc., Filmarks, Lawson Entertainment, Mainichi Newspapers, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K., TV Asahi, Toho, Universal Music, Eurozoom, September Film, Wild Bunch International, Avalon, Gaga, Stan

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