If you loved The Anthem of the Heart, 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.
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What they share
Both films are directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai, and they both carry the cozy, devastating, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Animation / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Anthem of the Heart, 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.
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