Asahinagu
Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa
Produced by TOHO, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)
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.
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Like Asahinagu
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Same Mood as Asahinagu
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Like Asahinagu, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Asahinagu, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
