Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

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.

Cast

Rena Tanaka

Rena Tanaka

as Noe Isomura

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Noriyuki Higashiyama

as Yoichiro Tezuka

Tetsuya Chiba

Tetsuya Chiba

as Shouzaemon Isomura

Fumi Dan

Fumi Dan

as

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

as Shizu Tezuka

Reika Fujisawa

Reika Fujisawa

as

Ben Hiura

Ben Hiura

as

Takahiro Hōjō

Takahiro Hōjō

as

Kôjun Itô

Kôjun Itô

as

Nao Minamisawa

Nao Minamisawa

as

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