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Petal Dance

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Petal Dance
Directed byHiroshi Ishikawa
Written byHiroshi Ishikawa
StarringAoi Miyazaki
Shiori Kutsuna
Sakura Ando
Kazue Fukiishi
CinematographyYoichi Nagano
Edited byHiroshi Ishikawa
Music byYoko Kanno
Distributed byBitters End
Release date
  • April 20, 2013 (2013-04-20)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Petal Dance (ペタル ダンス, Petaru Dansu) is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Ishikawa.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

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The film concerns a trip taken by two women, Jinko (Aoi Miyazaki) and Motoko (Sakura Ando), and their driver, Haraki (Shiori Kutsuna), to see Miki (Kazue Fukiishi), an old friend now living in a psychiatric hospital after attempting suicide. Jinko and Motoko have not seen Miki in six years, and the trip becomes a meditation on their own lives and sorrows, as well as reconciliation for their guilt of not being able to help her before.

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Reception

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On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a 4 out of 10, saying that the "existential road drama of four young women offers diminishing results."[4] A review on Japan Times by Mark Schilling gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Kevin Ouellette (2012-04-19). "Aoi Miyazaki to star in "Petal Dance"". Nippon Cinema. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  2. ^ ペタル ダンス. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  3. ^ Young, Deborah (March 20, 2013). "Petal Dance: Hong Kong Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ^ Derek Elley (August 6, 2013). "Petal Dance". Film Business Asia. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Schilling, Mark (April 19, 2013). "Petaru Dansu (Petal Dance)". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
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