Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (2008)
2008 · 1h 39m · History, Drama
Genres: History, Drama
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.
Director: Tetsuo Shinohara
Writers: Yasuo Hasegawa, Shuhei Fujisawa, Kenzaburô Iida
Music by: Udai Shike
Cinematography: Tokushō Kikumura
Editor: Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Cast
Rena Tanaka as Noe IsomuraNoriyuki Higashiyama as Yoichiro TezukaTetsuya Chiba as Shouzaemon IsomuraFumi DanSumiko Fuji as Shizu TezukaReika FujisawaBen HiuraTakahiro HōjōKojun ItoNao MinamisawaKunio MuraiEiko NagashimaMore like this
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