Yoko the Cherry Blossom

Yoko the Cherry Blossom

115 mins | Nov. 21, 2015

In 1940, Masaaki Takaoka works as a teacher in the agricultural division at a youth training institute. Although Japan’s defeat seems imminent, all of Masaaki’s students are drafted in a futile last-ditch effort. In an attempt to give the young men some hope, he makes everyone promise that they will all meet again under the cherry blossoms upon their safe return. Consumed by sadness over the fate of his students, Masaaki devotes the next 30 years of his life to develop a new species of cherry blossoms that could thrive in any climate in remembrance of his students.

Yoko the Cherry Blossom

115 mins | Nov. 21, 2015

Yoko the Cherry Blossom
In 1940, Masaaki Takaoka works as a teacher in the agricultural division at a youth training institute. Although Japan’s defeat seems imminent, all of Masaaki’s students are drafted in a futile last-ditch effort. In an attempt to give the young men some hope, he makes everyone promise that they will all meet again under the cherry blossoms upon their safe return. Consumed by sadness over the fate of his students, Masaaki devotes the next 30 years of his life to develop a new species of cherry blossoms that could thrive in any climate in remembrance of his students.
Producers
Original title 陽光桜－YOKO THE CHERRY BLOSSOM－
Directors Gen Takahashi
Writers Gen Takahashi

Cast

Takashi Sasano

as Masaaki Takaoka

Koji Matoba

as Seido Takaoka

Maki Miyamoto

as Keiko Takaoka

Mayuko

as

Naomi Hase

as Kiyoko

Hironobu Nomura

as Kondo

Shôta Sasano

as Masaaki Takaoka in his younger days

Maiko Kawakami

as Shizuka

Masahiko Tsugawa

as Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Yuki Kazamatsuri

as Tsuyako Takaoka