Sae (Yui Aragaki) is a high school student who is studying hard for her college entrance exams. She lost her father when she was very young and so lives her mother Ryoko (Hiroko Yakushimaru) in Hokkaido, Japan. Her father Kemimichi (Arata) once planted a dogwood tree in their garden after he found out he had a terminal disease and could not watch Sae grow up. She hopes to enter a university in Tokyo. She then meets Kouhei (Toma Ikuta), who attends a specialized high school teaching fishery. He hopes to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather as a fisherman. These two young people meet and have a long distance relationship. Although their love is strong it does not last. 10 years later these two people have a miracle ...

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  Ikuta Toma (Kouhei Kiuchi)

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  Aragaki Yui (Sae Hirasawa)

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  Mukai Osamu (Junichi Kitami)

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  ARATA (Keimichi Hirasawa)

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  Yakushimaru Hiroko (Hirazawa Ryouko)

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  Renbutsu Misako (Ritsuko Watanabe)

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• Dec 20, 2011 1 of 1 episodes seen

  leam0208
  3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  5
  • Story  7
  • Acting/Cast  6
  • Music  6
  • Rewatch Value  4

  Well this movie was a big disappointment. With established actors being casted (Gakky, Ikuta Toma, Mukai Osamu), I thought that this movie would be overwhelmingly great with the acting power and fascinating storyline. However, Sae and Kouhei spent 3/4 of the drama casting each other wistful glances. Seriously? Wistful glances? Grow up, you two, you're adults already, just admit your feelings!
  
  
  The Dogwood Tree was a pain. The story seemed to revolve around it (hanamizuki being the title and all), but it was just... a tree. I expected some drama over it and more... spice, but the tree just remained a tree. Ok, it's a tree and will be a tree forever, but the story is just like, oh this tree is special! Oh, I'll take care of it for life! Oh, the flowers have bloomed! Oh this is so magical! Wow! Well that's all.
  
  
  Sure, this movie had its heartbreaking moments, but the 3rd party (Junichi) just served the purpose of making the couple drift even further away. 3rd parties are supposed to make the couple appreciate each other, not the other way around! Urgh this is so frustrating. And Junichi's conclusion in the storyline was so disappointing; I was just like... What? What just happened? Why?
  
  
  And that's all I remember about the movie. Expected much better from a production which casted up-and-coming actors, really. read more

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• May 14, 2011 1 of 1 episodes seen

  Faara
  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  3
  • Story  4
  • Acting/Cast  3
  • Music  5
  • Rewatch Value  1

  From what I understand, this was a rather buzzed about movie. I cannot say that I enjoyed it at all. It took me three weeks to complete, because I didn't want to continue watching it.
  
  I remember seeing Ikuta Toma in Hana Kimi, and I thought him rather good. But, what can I say. He's a Johnny Boy. It might have been the most shallow and boring acting under my entire drama obsession. The only reason why I'm giving the acting a 3, is because the supporting actors did such a good job, trying to hold it together.
  
  The plot was rather interesting, but at the same time boring. The same thing happened over and over again. And the things I wanted to see more of were barely there. Everything was shallow and unexplored.
  
  The music left no impression on me, whatsoever. I can't remember it at all. That usually means that it was mediocre and boring.
  
  I would not rewatch this even if I got paid. I was really disappointed with it. If you are hesitating about viewing it, don't! You will receive absolutely nothing from it and you will leave with a taste of beige in your mouth. Grey-beige.
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