Sakura Guardian in the North (2018)
Original title: 北の桜守
Sakura Guardian in the North is a 2018 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Yojiro Takita, with a running time of 2h 6m. It stars Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masato Sakai and Ryoko Shinohara.
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.
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