Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

2008
1h 39m
7.5

7.5/10

1 votes • View on IMDb
History Drama
Overview

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
TEN CARAT Bandai Visual Destiny Geneon Entertainment Nichigakudo TV Asahi
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

japan samurai based on novel or book jidaigeki edo period bushi

Quick Facts

Original Title 山桜
Release Date May 31, 2008
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt1240980

Cast

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

Reika Fujisawa
Reika Fujisawa

Ben Hiura
Ben Hiura

Takahiro Hōjō
Takahiro Hōjō

Kojun Ito
Kojun Ito

Nao Minamisawa
Nao Minamisawa

Kunio Murai
Kunio Murai

Eiko Nagashima
Eiko Nagashima

Key Crew

Tetsuo Shinohara
Director
Yasuo Hasegawa
Screenplay
Kenzaburô Iida
Screenplay