Film

Yoko the Cherry Blossom

2015 · 1h 55m · Drama · Comedy

IMDb

6.3

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.

Takashi Sasano

Masaaki Takaoka

Koji Matoba

Seido Takaoka

Maki Miyamoto

Keiko Takaoka

Taisei Miyamoto

Yûya Takayama

Ryushi Mizukami

Su-yeon Gu

Daisuke Nagakura

Hikaru Makishima

Sôtarô Mori

Sakura Kimura

Kôtarô Kano

Kontakinte

Akira Tanaka

Mayuko

Kyoko Hayami

• Gen TakahashiStory · Screenplay · Executive Producer · Director
• Masanori AikawaProducer
• Yayoi MachidaProducer
• Philip HarderDirector of Photography
• Yoshinori OtaEditor

yoko trailer

Release date

November 21, 2015

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Drama, Comedy