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Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
2008, May 31
1h 39m
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.
Directed by
Tetsuo Shinohara
Sumiko Fuji
Shizu Tezuka
Rena Tanaka
Noe Isomura
Fumi Dan
Kunio Murai
Ben Hiura
Nao Minamisawa
Saburo Shinoda
Chōei Takahashi
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Yoichiro Tezuka
Takahiro Hōjō
Eiko Nagashima
Kôjun Itô
Reika Fujisawa
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