When a boy wakes up, his memory is lost and the town is empty. Suddenly, a girl appears selling manjushage flowers, saying "Don't you want flowers? The girl, who walks with a basket of red flowers on her head, is actually not from this world. The film is a very honest look at the question of what true beauty is. The girl's voice repeating, "If it's a red flower, it's manjushage" is impressive.
Isaku Nakata
Yokoi Sana
When a boy wakes up, his memory is lost and the town is empty. Suddenly, a girl appears selling manjushage flowers, saying "Don't you want flowers? The girl, who walks with a basket of red flowers on her head, is actually not from this world. The film is a very honest look at the question of what true beauty is. The girl's voice repeating, "If it's a red flower, it's manjushage" is impressive.
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