During the Taisho era of 1918, 17-year-old Benio Hanamura thrives on bucking tradition. As a boisterous and quarrelsome tomboy, Miss Hanamura leads a life of kendo and tree-climbing adventure with her best friends Tamaki and Ranmaru. Benio determines to find love on her own, though her family has other plans. Benio will encounter tests of love, independence, and friendship during wartime.
Direction
Furuhashi balances slapstick and wartime dread like a tightrope walker.
Costume
Taisho fashion porn: hakama, bobbed hair, and Benio's defiant red ribbon.
Acting
Hayami's voice work makes Benio's bravado crack just enough to break you.
Director
Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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