Sakura Guardian in the North (2018)
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.
Director:
Yojiro Takita
Writer:
Machiko Nasu
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Sayuri Yoshinaga as Tetsu Ezure |
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Masato Sakai as Shujiro Ezure |
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Ryoko Shinohara as Mari Ezure |
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Hiroshi Abe as Tokujiro Ezure |
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Koichi Sato as Shinji Sugawara |
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Ittoku Kishibe as Kazuo Yamaoka |
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Masatoshi Nakamura as Daikichi Okabe |
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Reiko Takashima as Mitsue Shimada |
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Tsurube Shofukutei as bar owner |
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Toshiyuki Nagashima as Doctor Mita |
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Ken Yasuda as Hisashi Sugimoto |
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Toru Nomaguchi as Manabu Kimura |
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Katsuya Maiguma as Iwaki |
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Daikichi Sugawara as |
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Yukijiro Hotaru as |
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Toshi Oide as |
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Yuki Tayama as |
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Minami Kajihara as |
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Mika Kitajima as |
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Kenzo Ryu as |
| Visual Effects | Masaaki Kamada | Visual Effects |
| Art | Hiroyuki Wagatsuma | Art Designer |
| Directing | Yojiro Takita | Director |
| Production | Rioko Tominaga | Producer |
| Camera | Takeshi Hamada | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Osamu Onodera | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Kimiyoshi Adachi | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Lee Yeong-mi | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Koichi Noguchi | VFX Supervisor |
| Production | Yasuhiro Fukuoka | Casting Producer |
| Sound | Genichi Tsushima | Music Producer |
| Sound | Sayuri Yoshinaga | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | Hiroshi Abe | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | Katsu Hoshi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kei Ogura | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Shogo Kaida | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Takuya Michiue | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mari Miyamoto | Costume Design |
| Production | Ryosuke Kijiya | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Yusuke Okada | Executive Producer |
| Art | Kyōko Heya | Production Design |
| Art | Takeshi Yanagisawa | Decorator |
| Production | Arata Nishi | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariko Tanaka | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | Machiko Nasu | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Hitoshi Takaya | Gaffer |