Ano hana ga saku oka de, kimi to mata deaetara

Yuri is a troubled teenaged girl in modern Japan. She is ashamed over her poverty but refuses to go to college. After an argument with her mother she faints and finds herself in 1945 wartime Japan, and meets a sensitive young man named Akira, who she discovers has volunteered as a kamikaze pilot.

The plot is far fetched, but convincingly acted by an excellent cast and is surprisingly gripping and quite moving. The overall production quality and direction are very good for a low budget drama. The contrast between the beauty of old Japan and the grimness of much modern Japan is well captured by the setting and cinematography.

Overall, well worth seeking out of you are looking for a romantic drama with a twist.