Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
2008, Japanese. Directed by Tetsuo Shinohara.
Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy life of Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka) with the difficult family she has married into after her former husband passed away. One day as she tries to brake off a branch of a cherry tree, she is aided by a samurai who she does not recognize but who recognizes her. He turns out to be a former suitor that she never met named Yaichiro Tezuka (Noriyuki Higashiyama) and who teaches swordsmanship to the local samurai. Meanwhile, the powerful new chief retainer of the village enacts land policies that threaten the survival of the local farmers.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 31 May 2008
- Original title
- 山桜
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yasuo Hasegawa, Kenzaburô Iida
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What Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills is based on
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills is adapted from a novel.
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Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 May 2008. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills?
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Who directed Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills?
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (2008) was directed by Tetsuo Shinohara and stars Rena Tanaka, Noriyuki Higashiyama, Tetsuya Chiba.
What is Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills based on?
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills is adapted from a novel.