Flowers
Jun 12 2010
•2h 49m
•Drama
Flowers examines the lives of six women across three generations, from the Show period all the way through to the present day.
Cast
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Yu Aoi
Rin
Yuko Takeuchi
Kaoru
Rena Tanaka
Midori
Yukie Nakama
Sato
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