24 Aug 2002
Igyō no koi
A sensual coming-of-age drama direct — It depicts a precarious relationship between a homosexual woman and a man who was picked up by her and ends up living with her
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
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.
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田中麗奈 Noe Isomura
東山紀之 Yoichiro Tezuka
檀ふみ 
富司純子 Shizu Tezuka
藤沢玲花 
樋浦勉 
北条隆博 
Kôjun Itô 
南沢奈央 
村井国夫 
永島暎子 
篠田三郎 
高橋長英
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