After failing her university entrance exam, Sakuko is invited by her aunt Mikie to spend summer vacation in a beautiful seaside town. Sakuko gets to know the people of the town, including Takashi, a shy relative of her childhood friend.
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Title: Hotori no Sakuko (2013)
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4 wins & 4 nominations.
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| Fumi Nikaidô | ... | Sakuko | |
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Mayu Tsuruta | ... | Kie Umi |
| Taiga Nakano | ... | Takashi Kameda (as Taiga) | |
| Kanji Furutachi | ... | Ukishi | |
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Kiki Sugino | ... | Tatsuko |
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Takashi Ohtake | ... | Professor |
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Ena Koshino | ... | Beautiful Long-Haired Ex-Class-Mate |
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Natsuko Hori | ||
| Bryerly Long | |||
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Hiroko Matsuda | ... | Local Painter |
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Kôtarô Shiga | ||
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Kazuhiro Sôda | ||
| Makiko Watanabe | ... | Sakuko's Aunt | |
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After failing her university entrance exam, Sakuko is invited by her aunt Mikie to spend summer vacation in a beautiful seaside town. Sakuko gets to know the people of the town, including Takashi, a shy relative of her childhood friend.
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Really enjoyed the multiple story arches, but at the same time felt like the director threw in too many topics and didn't quite justify their inclusion each time. For example,a bullying scene is shown for a mere second before we never encounter the issue again. My husband said the girl in the bikini at the beach was pretty (and also cool because she was an activist) and he had a point as I felt she had really nice hair. The conflicted main characters had a naturalness to them.