Boys Over Flowers

Hana Yori Dango is a 1995 Japanese movie based on Japanese comic, Boys Over Flowers (Hana Yori Dango), written by Yoko Kamio. This movie is the first live-action movie adaptation and paved the way for the other adaptations: Taiwan’s Meteor Garden trilogy (2001-2002), Japan’s Hana Yori Dango Trilogy (2005, 2007, 2008), and the Korean Boys Over Flowers (2009). In the short 78 minutes of this movie, the storyline focuses on Makino Tsukushi’s choice between F4 Leader Doumyouji Tsukasa and F4 member Hanazawa Rui. F4 stands for Flower 4, four close rich friends, the power clique that rules Eitoku University.