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Sakura Guardian in the North

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 2018-03-10

Runtime: 126 mins

Director: Yojiro Takita

Writer: Machiko Nasu

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Drama

Original title: Sakura Guardian in the North

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

Production Countries: Japan

Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Masato Sakai

Ryoko Shinohara

Hiroshi Abe

Koichi Sato

Ittoku Kishibe

Masatoshi Nakamura

Reiko Takashima

Tsurube Shofukutei

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Ken Yasuda

Toru Nomaguchi

Katsuya Maiguma

Daikichi Sugawara

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