Hanezu
2012, Japanese. Directed by Naomi Kawase.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 February 2012
- Original title
- 朱花の月
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Naomi Kawase
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Hanezu runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Who directed Hanezu?
Hanezu (2012) was directed by Naomi Kawase and stars Tôta Komizu, Hako Ohshima, Tetsuya Akikawa.