Port of Flowers

The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’ plan backfires when they come down with severe cases of conscience. Keisuke Kinoshita’s directorial debut is a breezy, warmhearted, and often very funny crowd-pleaser that’s a testament to the filmmaker’s faith in people.

Director: Keisuke Kinoshita

Cast: Eitarō Ozawa, Ken Uehara, Mitsuko Mito, Chishū Ryū, Eijirō Tōno, Takeshi Sakamoto, Yôsuke Hanzawa, Fusako Maki

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.