1943 | Japan | Fiction

Hana saku minato (Port of Flowers)

  • Japanese English 82 mins
  • Director | Keisuke Kinoshita
  • Writer | Kazuo Kikuta, Yoshirô Tsuji
  • Producer | Shingo Endô

STATUS: Released

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The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’ plan backfires when they come down with severe cases of conscience. Keisuke Kinoshita’s directorial debut is a breezy, warmhearted, and often very funny crowd-pleaser that’s a testament to the filmmaker’s faith in people.

Conspiracy Redemption Compassion Community Deception
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The Criterion Collection
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