Special Screening | Focus on Japan
Flower Bloom
花ひらく
115 min | Fiction | 2025 | Japan | Japanese | English Subs
Followed by Shorts “PAPER CRANES & BLUE FROG” & “Tokyo Tourism Paradox” (26 min)
Schedule
Nov 14, 2026 | 11:30 AM
Synopsis:
Yuka, a single mother working at an advertising agency, is sexually assaulted by her boss, Sakaguchi. Forced to take leave from work due to the trauma, she finds healing once again in the beauty of kimono at her family’s kimono shop back home. While sharing Japanese culture with the world, she nurtures a growing love with her childhood friend Masato, a designer. This is a story of women blossoming into their talents and flourishing in life.
Director
Rena Masuyama
Rena Masuyama is a Japanese film director and representative of the Eurasia International Film Festival. She directed FLOWER BLOOM and is the director, screenwriter and editor of TANABATA – Yume Tanzaku –.
Credits
Director:
Rena Masuyama
Itsuki Otosaki
Issei Ishida
Yuki Sakamoto
Daisuke Ito
Nobuko Ikeda
Yudai Uenishi
Cast:
Hiroyuki Ezaki
Masanori Noyori
Daiki Ichikawa
Takato Murai
Rena Masuyama
Producer:
Ritsuko Oyama
