Hanasaku Iroha: The Movie – Home Sweet Home (劇場版 花咲くいろは HOME SWEET HOME) is a 2013 Japanese animated film directed by Masahiro Andō from a script written by Mari Okada. Produced by P.A. Works and Infinite and distributed by Showgate, the film follows Ohana Matsumae finding logbooks that contain her mother Satsuki's history at Kissuiso.
Initially reported as an undisclosed visual work for Hanasaku Iroha (2011) in October 2011, it was confirmed to be an anime in December. Its title was revealed in March 2012. The format as a film was revealed in May 2012, with its staff and cast being announced that month.
Hanasaku Iroha: The Movie – Home Sweet Home premiered at Ishikawa Prefecture on March 9, 2013, and was released in Japan on March 30. The film grossed ¥176million at the box office.
Plot
During the autumn holidays, Ohana Matsumae is placed in charge of Yuina Wakura as she comes to Kissuiso to train to become an inn waitress. Whilst having to tidy away a mess Yuina had made in the storage room, Ohana comes across some old logbooks from the time when her mother Satsuki was working at the inn. In the past, Satsuki is rebellious against her mother Sui Shijima, and wants to move to Tokyo to get away from Kissuiso. As she faces turmoil, Satsuki meets a cameraman, who shows her how radiant she looks from his perspective, and falls in love with him. This helps her pursue her goal as an editor and aim to go to Tokyo with Sui's approval and follow the man, who would later become Ohana's father. In the present, Ohana feels she has a lot more in common with her mother than she thought.