SAKURA
- Original Title
- Sakura (さくら)
- Production Year
- 2020
- Release Date
- November 13, 2020
- Running Time
- 120min.
- Genre
- Drama
- Color
- Color
- Director
- Hitoshi YAZAKI(矢崎仁司)
- Cast
- Takumi KITAMURA 北村匠海 (Let Me Eat Your Pancreas)
Nana KOMATSU 小松菜奈 (The World of Kanako, It Comes)
Ryo YOSHIZAWA 吉沢亮 (BLEACH, KINGDOM)
Shinobu TERAJIMA 寺島しのぶ (Caterpillar, Oh Lucy!)
Masatoshi NAGASE永瀬正敏 (Sweet Bean, The Hidden Blade)
“Sakura,” the best-selling Japanese novel, will be hitting the big screen! An ordinary family faces what seem to be devastating trials sent from God, but they remain hopeful—without forgetting their sense of humor—and overcome various obstacles.
- Introduction
- The film will be directed by Hitoshi YAZAKI (矢崎仁司), critically acclaimed worldwide for his poetic works such as “March Comes in Like a Lion” (Prix de l’Âge d’or, Royal Belgian Film Archive) and “Strawberry Shortcakes” (Special International Jury Award, Barcelona Asian Film Festival). Yazaki’s talents create a colorful depiction of peaceful lives suddenly shattered by a merciless fate, and the family’s emotional journey to recovery.
- Synopsis
- Hajime is a popular, handsome man and the oldest of three siblings. His sister Miki is beautiful, albeit a little eccentric, and has an almost unhealthy obsession with Hajime. The youngest of the three is Kaoru, who is quite plain and ordinary compared to his brother and sister. And then there is Sakura, the family’s dog who is always by their side.
The fate of this quirky but happy family changes drastically after Hajime, the family’s hero-like figure, encounters a tragic accident….