Asahinagu

Asahinagu

Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa

Produced by TOHO, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)

2017105 min7.3 / 10

A warm, earnest coming-of-age sports drama about a physically weak high school girl who finds strength and belonging through naginata training with her club.

Asahi Tojima (Nanase Nishino) is a first grade high school student. She is small and weak physically. Asahi Tojima decides to change herself. She enrolls in the naginata (Japanese blade) club at her school. She works hard with the other club members and targets the national competition.

Questions people ask

  • Does Asahinagu end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Asahinagu easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Asahinagu scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Asahinagu violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Asahinagu sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity12

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise84

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Asahinagu

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Asahinagu

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Asahinagu, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Asahinagu, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Asahinagu, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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