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Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (2008)

Genre : History, Drama

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Tetsuo Shinohara
Writer : Kenzaburô Iida, Yasuo Hasegawa

Synopsis

Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy life of Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka) with the difficult family she has married into after her former husband passed away. One day as she tries to brake off a branch of a cherry tree, she is aided by a samurai who she does not recognize but who recognizes her. He turns out to be a former suitor that she never met named Yaichiro Tezuka (Noriyuki Higashiyama) and who teaches swordsmanship to the local samurai. Meanwhile, the powerful new chief retainer of the village enacts land policies that threaten the survival of the local farmers.

Actors

Rena Tanaka
Rena Tanaka
Noe Isomura
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Yoichiro Tezuka
Tetsuya Chiba
Tetsuya Chiba
Shouzaemon Isomura
Fumi Dan
Fumi Dan
Sumiko Fuji
Sumiko Fuji
Shizu Tezuka (as Sumiko Fuji)

Crews

Tetsuo Shinohara
Tetsuo Shinohara
Director
Shûhei Fujisawa
Shûhei Fujisawa
Novel
Kenzaburô Iida
Kenzaburô Iida
Screenplay
Satoshi Kohno
Satoshi Kohno
Co-Producer
Udai Shike
Udai Shike
Original Music Composer
Tokushô Kikumura
Tokushô Kikumura
Director of Photography
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Editor
Katsumi Kaneda
Katsumi Kaneda
Production Design
Yasuo Hasegawa
Yasuo Hasegawa
Screenplay

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