Petal Dance

Petal Dance (ペタル ダンス) is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Ishikawa.

Synopsis
The film concerns a trip taken by two women, Jinko (Aoi Miyazaki) and Motoko (Sakura Ando), and their driver, Haraki (Shiori Kutsuna), to see Miki (Kazue Fukiishi), an old friend now living in a psychiatric hospital after attempting suicide. Jinko and Motoko have not seen Miki in six years, and the trip becomes a meditation on their own lives and sorrows, as well as reconciliation for their guilt of not being able to help her before.

Cast

 * Aoi Miyazaki as Jinko
 * Shiori Kutsuna as Haraki
 * Sakura Ando as Motoko
 * Kazue Fukiishi as Miki
 * Masanobu Andō as Naoto
 * Shunsuke Kazama as Kawada
 * Mariko Gotō as Senpai
 * Hanae Kan as Kyoko

Reception
On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a 4 out of 10, saying that the "existential road drama of four young women offers diminishing results." A review on Japan Times by Mark Schilling gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5.