Soul Flower Train Explained

is a 2013 release Japanese drama movie starring Marin, Mitsuru Hirata Kensuke Owada and Taro Suruga. Written by Robin Nishi from the manga and directed by Hiroshi Nishio. The film was chosen for the Raindance Film Festival,[1] and won its director, Hiroshi Nishio, the best new director award at the Osaka Film Festival in 2013.

Plot

Amamoto (Mitsuru Hirata) is a recently retired Town Hall bureaucrat, who has not seen his daughter in many years. Following his retirement, he decides to go to Osaka to see her. Equipped only with a photo of her as a child, he meets random interesting people and encounters as part of his efforts.[2] [3] The film examines the strength of bonds in family, even in strained circumstance, as well as the bonds that can form with strangers. [4]

Cast

References

  1. "Soul Flower Train" Rain Dance Film Festival http://raindancefestival.org/films-2013/soul-flower-train/
  2. "Soul Flower Train" http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/08/29/films/film-reviews/soul-flower-train/#.WVs5QUbwmpQ
  3. "Soul Flower Train" Nippon Connection Film Festival - program 2016 http://2013.nipponconnection.com/program-detail/events/soul-flower-train-334.html
  4. "Soul Flower Train" Rain Dance Film Festival http://raindancefestival.org/films-2013/soul-flower-train/