Sakura Housara (2014)
Shonosuke Furukehashi (Hiroshi Tamaki) is a young samurai and the second son of Sozaemon (Bunchin Katsura) of Togane Domain, Kazusa Province. Sozaemon serves as an attendant, but one day, he is suddenly suspected of accepting bribes. Forged documents written in handwriting startlingly identical to his offer incontrovertible evidence. Framed for accepting bribes he knows nothing about, Sozaemon commits ritual suicide for his “crime”. Shonosuke’s elder brother Katsunosuke (Satoshi Hashimoto), an assistant instructor at the domain’s training hall, is placed under house arrest. Because of that, Shonosuke leaves for Edo alone in order to clear the name of his beloved father.
Director:
Hiroshi Kataoka
Writer:
Mika Ohmori
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Hiroshi Tamaki as Shonosuke Furukehashi |
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Satoshi Hashimoto as Katsunosuke Furukehashi |
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Shihori Kanjiya as |
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Hisako Manda as |
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Rokkaku Seiji as |
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So Takei as |
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Yoshie Ichige as |
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Bunchin Katsura as |
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Reiko Takashima as |
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Morio Kazama as |
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Kinya Kitaoji as |
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Kaichi Kaburagi as |
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Megumi Oji as |
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Yukimi Koyanagi as |
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Toshiya Tohyama as |
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Kaoru Mizuki as |
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Yukijiro Hotaru as |
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Fumi Dan as |
| Writing | Miyuki Miyabe | Original Story |
| Directing | Hiroshi Kataoka | Director |
| Writing | Mika Ohmori | Screenplay |