Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
Original title: 桜の森の満開の下
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees is a 1975 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Masahiro Shinoda, with a running time of 1h 35m. It stars Tomisaburō Wakayama, Shima Iwashita and Hiroko Isayama.
A mountain man beheads his many wives to prove his love to an alluring woman he meets in an enchanted forest.
Where to watch Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Tomisaburō Wakayama as Bandit
- Shima Iwashita as Shrewish Wife
- Hiroko Isayama as Maid
- Kō Nishimura as Kenpeishi
- Hideo Kanze as Dainagon
- Yūsuke Takita as Traveler
- Yoshi Katō as Old Man
- Nikaku Shōfukutei as The Izakaya Man
- Jun Hamamura as Beggar
- Masako Araki as Old Woman
- Toshiaki Nishizawa as Husband
- Kōji Sekiyama as Sozu