Based on the best-selling novel by comedian Gekidan-Hitori,
Flowers in the Shadows (a.k.a.
Kage Hinata ni Saku) is an ensemble comedy-drama about nine pathetic, yet lovable people whose unremarkable lives take an unexpected turn. Continuing to show new acting depths after his acclaimed performance in
Hana, V6's Okada Junichi leads a talented cast that includes top actress Miyazaki Aoi (
NANA), Miura Tomokazu (
Adrift in Tokyo), Tsukamoto Takashi (
A Song to the Sun), Ito Atsushi (
Saiyuuki), Hirayama Aya (
Back Dancers!), and veteran actor Nishida Toshiyuki. Director Hirakawa Yuichiro (
Sono Tokiwa Kare ni Yoroshiku) brings a warm touch to his second film, giving extraordinary life to anonymous faces in the shadows.
Deeply mired in debt, compulsive gambler Shinya (Okada Junichi) resorts to joining a scam ring to pay off his loans. While living in the gutters, he meets Hisako (Miyazaki Aoi), a young woman tracing the story of her mother's (also Miyazaki Aoi) past love with a comedian (Ito Atsushi). In another parts of town, B-list idol Myako (Hirayama Aya) 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 (Tsukamoto Takashi). Meanwhile, power businessman Ryutaro (Miura Tomokazu) is so inspired by his encounter with a homeless man (Nishida Toshiyuki) 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.
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