Flowers in the Shadow (2008)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 2008-01-26
Director: Yuichiro Hirakawa
Writers: Gekidan Hitori , Arisa Kaneko
Language: Japanese
Stars: Junichi Okada , Aoi Miyazaki , Aoi Miyazaki , Atsushi Ito , Aya Hirayama , Tamaki Ogawa , Takashi Tsukamoto , Toshiyuki Nishida , Tomokazu Miura , Manabu Hamada , Shôichirô Masumoto
Runtime: 129 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Flowers in the Shadow , 陰日向に咲く (Japan) , 向著陰天綻放 (Taiwan) , 太陽向著陰天綻放 (Hong Kong) , Kagehinata ni saku
Plot: Deeply mired in debt, compulsive gambler Maya resorts to joining a scam ring to pay off his loans. While living in the gutters, he meets Hisako, a young woman tracing the story of her mother's past love with a comedian. In another parts of town, B-list idol Myako is on the verge of losing her job, but an opportunity suddenly appears that changes both her career and her relationship with otaku idol-chaser Yusuke. Meanwhile, power businessman Ryutaro is so inspired by his encounter with a homeless man that he too decides to begin a new life on the sidewalks. As a typhoon descends upon Tokyo, unrelated lives begin to cross over and a strange twist of fate befalls these quirky souls.
IMDB:tt1167845