# The Flowers of Evil (2019)

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**Original title**: *惡の華*
**Runtime**: 127 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance, Thriller
**Directed by**: Noboru Iguchi
**Written by**: Mari Okada
**Starring**: Kentaro Ito, Tina Tamashiro, Shiori Akita, Marie Iitoyo, Miho Kitagawa, Takara Sakumoto

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Classroom corner. Hum of late spring. One stray sock.
A would-be romantic, a petty theft, a blackmailer in the wings. His crush, her torment, and adolescent cruelties bloom like bad flowers.
Iguchi’s detour into Bataille territory is surprisingly effective.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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