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Honey and Clover (2006)
Director: Masahiro Takada
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From Time Out Chicago
Adapted from a popular manga series—which also has been reworked into both anime and live-action TV shows—Honey and Clover is another Japanese coming-of-age drama that goes heavy on whimsy. (See also 2006’s The Taste of Tea and the festival mainstay A Gentle Breeze in the Village.) Set in and around an art school, the movie is the antithesis of Art School Confidential; the title is derived from Emily Dickinson: “To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee.” Although the film has its share of funny-true moments—as when a student imagines himself arrested for stalking his crush—the mawkishness grows tiresome over the long haul.Author: Ben Kenigsberg
Time Out Chicago Issue 155: February 14–20, 2008
Cast & crew
Director: Masahiro Takada
Cast: Sho Sakurai, Yu Aoi, Yusuke Iseya, Ryo Kase, Megumi Seki, Yoko Kanno full cast
Rated: NR
US Release: Feb 15 2008
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