Matsuri
2016, Japanese. Directed by Mari Kawakita.
A junior high school teacher named Sachie has been living alone. She is not respected by her students and also has trouble fitting into her workspace. One of her students, Hagiwara, has been winning one writing contest after another due to his eloquence. But, he starts to lose sight of himself after a transfer student from the city joins his class. Sachie, on the other hand has started attending a Japanese Taiko (drum) class offered at a nearby community center to get away from her empty life. Their frustrations collide at the school's festival.
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 31 March 2016
- Original title
- 祭りのはじまり
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kazune Okada
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Matsuri runs 63 minutes (1h 3m).
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Matsuri isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 March 2016. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Matsuri?
Matsuri (2016) was directed by Mari Kawakita and stars Netsuki Mieda, Yuto, Tatsuki Kawashima.