Sakura Guardian in the North
北の桜守
Release: 2018-03-10
·Runtime: 126m
·★ 8.0
Drama
The film follows the relationship between a mother and her son. In 1945, the mother played by Sayuri Yoshinaga fled with her two sons from the Russians to Hokkaido. In 1972, her son played by Masato Sakai returns to Japan after finding success in the U.S.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Toei Company
Toei Tokyo
TV Asahi
Kinoshita Group
Toei Animation
Hakuhodo
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Toei Video Company
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
jeki
The Asahi Shimbun
Yomiuri Shimbun Company
Hokkaido Television Broadcasting
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting
Hokkaido Shinbun Press
Shizuoka Asahi Television
Hiroshima Home Television
Higashi Nippon Broadcasting
Cast
Sayuri Yoshinaga
as Tetsu Ezure
Masato Sakai
as Shujiro Ezure
Ryoko Shinohara
as Mari Ezure
Hiroshi Abe
as Tokujiro Ezure
Koichi Sato
as Shinji Sugawara
Ittoku Kishibe
as Kazuo Yamaoka
Masatoshi Nakamura
as Daikichi Okabe
Reiko Takashima
as Mitsue Shimada
Tsurube Shofukutei
as bar owner
Toshiyuki Nagashima
as Doctor Mita
Ken Yasuda
as Hisashi Sugimoto
Toru Nomaguchi
as Manabu Kimura
Katsuya Maiguma
as Iwaki
Daikichi Sugawara
Yukijiro Hotaru
Yuki Tayama
Minami Kajihara
Mika Kitajima
Kenzo Ryu
