If you loved Her Blue Sky, try anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, tender mood tags, and they sit in Animation territory. If that's the register that drew you to Her Blue Sky, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie is
Spirited Away meets Stand by Me. Five former friends reunite to reminisce about a lost companion. Carries a poignant coming-of-age era.

