Yoko the Cherry Blossom (陽光桜-YOKO THE CHERRY BLOSSOM-) 8 years old

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.

Credits

Yoko the Cherry Blossom Cast

Name Character
Yuki Kazamatsuri She was 62, now 70 years old as Tsuyako Takaoka
Takashi Sasano He was 67, now 75 years old as Masaaki Takaoka
Hironobu Nomura He was 50, now 58 years old as Kondo
Yûya Takayama He was 50, now 58 years old
Shinya Ono He was 60, now 69 years old
Daisuke Nagakura He was 52, now 60 years old
Masahiko Tsugawa He was 75, 78 years old when he died as Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Su-yeon Gu
Ryûshi Mizukami
Taisei Miyamoto
Maiko Kawakami She was 49, now 58 years old as Shizuka

Yoko the Cherry Blossom Crew

Name Department
Gen Takahashi as Director. He was 49 (now 58) years old Directing
Gen Takahashi as Executive Producer. He was 49 (now 58) years old Production
Gen Takahashi as Screenplay. He was 49 (now 58) years old Writing
Gen Takahashi as Story. He was 49 (now 58) years old Writing
Akira Fukada as Sound. Sound
Yoshinori Ohta as Editor. Editing
Yoko the Cherry Blossom poster
Yoko the Cherry Blossom (8 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, November 21, 2015
  • Runtime: 115 minutes