Blooming Again

Blooming Again (死に花, "Shinibana") is a 2003 novel by Ranzō Ōta.^[1][2][3][4] It has been adapted into a film by Isshin Inudo in 2004.^[5]

Blooming Again

Author	Ranzō Ōta
Original title	死に花 (Shinibana)
Language	Japanese
Publication date	2003
Publication place	Japan

Film Adaptation

• Blooming Again directed by Isshin Inudo, a Toei production in 2004, it stars Tsutomu Yamazaki.^[6][7][8] Hisaya Morishige and Takuya Fujioka made their final film appearance in the film.^[9][10]

Blooming Again
Directed by	Isshin Inudo
Screenplay by	Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Isshin Indo
Based on	Shinibana
Starring	Tsutomu Yamazaki
Cinematography	Naoki Kayano
Edited by	Hirohide Abe
Music by	Yoshikazu Suo
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	May 8, 2004 (2004-05-08) (Japan)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cast

• Tsutomu Yamazaki as Makoto Kikushima
• Ken Utsui as Kōtarō Inō
• Yukio Aoshima as Yoshio Nagaike
• Kei Tani as Shōji
• Isamu Nagato as Rokubei Sakiyama
• Takuya Fujioka as Kinzō Genda
• Asei Kobayashi as Shujirō Akahoshi
• Chieko Matsubara as Suzuko Asuka
• Haruko Katō as Sadako Tōyama
• Hisaya Morishige as Rokusaburō Aoki