Yoko the Cherry Blossom 2015 Directed by Gen Takahashi 陽光桜－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.
Cast
Takashi Sasano
Masaaki Takaoka
Koji Matoba
Seido Takaoka
Maki Miyamoto
Keiko Takaoka
Naomi Hase
Kiyoko
Hironobu Nomura
Kondo
Shota Sasano
Masaaki Takaoka in his younger days
Maiko Kawakami
Shizuka
Masahiko Tsugawa
Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Yuki Kazamatsuri
Tsuyako Takaoka
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Director
Writer
Producers
Executive Producer
Cinematography
Editor
Sound
Story
Music
Lighting