A haiku club comprised of five unlikely students aim to win the national high school haiku tournament.
Writing
Turns haiku structure into actual dramatic tension. Who knew?
Acting
Seki makes Haruko's silence louder than everyone else's shouting.
Direction
Ogigami finds poetry in stillness, not just syllables.
Director
Naoko Ogigami
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ogigami made this during Japan's 'iyashikei' healing-cinema boom, but snuck actual conflict into the cozy formula.
The national tournament scenes used real competitive haiku judges who initially refused to appear in a comedy.
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