Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills was released on May 31, 2008.

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills was directed by Tetsuo Shinohara.

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills has a runtime of 1h 39m.

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills was produced by Satoshi Kono.

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.

The key characters in Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills are Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka), Yoichiro Tezuka (Noriyuki Higashiyama), Shouzaemon Isomura (Tetsuya Chiba).

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills is a Drama, History film.

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills has an audience rating of 10 out of 10.