Directed by:
Doris DörrieScreenplay:
Doris DörrieCinematography:
Hanno LentzCast:
Golo Euler, Aya Irizuki, Felix Eitner, Floriane Daniel, Birgit Minichmayr, Hannelore Elsner, Elmar Wepper, Sophie Rogall, Esther Maria Pietsch, Kirin Kiki (more)Plots(1)
For downtrodden and alcohol-dependent Karl (Golo Euler), everything in his life seems to be going wrong - he loses his job, separates from his wife and child, and is still unable to grieve his parents’ deaths. He doesn’t know where to turn until a mysterious dancer from his late father’s past named Yu (Aya Irizuki) magically arrives on his doorstep. Unexpectedly, Yu begins to help Karl confront his demons (both literal and figurative) and start to heal in this surreal, whimsical dramedy. Celebrated German filmmaker Doris Dörrie continues to explore the process of reckoning with our spirits across different cultures. In this sweet-spirited sequel to her award-winning 2008 film Cherry Blossoms, Dörrie continues the moving stories of her lively characters. (Mill Valley Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Golo Euler
West Germany
Best movies:
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Run Boy Run (2013)
Anywhere Else (2014)
Aya Irizuki
Best movies:
Cherry Blossoms (2008)
Greetings from Fukushima (2016)
Felix Eitner
West Germany
Best movies:
The Tunnel (2001)
Cherry Blossoms (2008)
Margarete Steiff (2005) (TV movie)
Floriane Daniel
West Germany
Best movies:
Winter Sleepers (1997)
Cherry Blossoms (2008)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Birgit Minichmayr
Austria
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Hannelore Elsner
German Empire
Best movies:
No Place to Go (2000)
Time You Change (2010)
Der letzte Mentsch (2014)
Elmar Wepper
German Empire
Best movies:
Cherry Blossoms (2008)
Lammbock - Alles in Handarbeit (2001)
Lommbock (2017)
Sophie Rogall
West Germany
Best movies:
Do Fish Do It? (2002)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Esther Maria Pietsch
Best movies:
Four Moons (2014)
The Collini Case (2019)
HomeSick (2015)
Kirin Kiki
Japan
Best movies:
Arrietty (2010)
Half a Confession (2004)
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Florian Fischer
West Germany
Best movies:
Pfarrer Braun (2003) (series)
Sebastian Griegel
Germany
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Die Eifelpraxis (2016) (series)
Corinna Binzer
West Germany
Best movies:
Grave Decisions (2006)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Die Bergretter (2009) (series)
Moritz Katzmair
West Germany
Best movies:
A Hidden Life (2019)
The Midwife 2 (2016) (TV movie)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Patrick Finger
West Germany
Best movies:
Chalet Girl (2011)
The Kangaroo Chronicles (2020)
Pornorama (2007)
Barbara M. Messner
West Germany
Best movies:
München 72 - Das Attentat (2012) (TV movie)