Yoko the Cherry Blossom
Directed by Gen TakahashiWhat is more symbolic of Japan than sakura, the cherry blossom? This is the story of Masaaki Takaoka, a mid-twentieth century rural high school teacher, who worked on creating a specimen which would grow anywhere in the world. It is WWII and with his students drafted to war and departing he determines that his students and he would gather under the school's sakura tree upon their return. Only one student lives to return. Masaaki goal becomes to create a strain that blossoms anywhere in the world for the spirits of the dead students to find. It is a tale of daring to do something beautiful in the midst of war, killing and militarism.
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Yoko the Cherry Blossom was released on November 21, 2015.
Yoko the Cherry Blossom was directed by Gen Takahashi.
Yoko the Cherry Blossom has a runtime of 1h 55m.
Yoko the Cherry Blossom was produced by Masanori Aikawa, Yayoi Machida.
What is more symbolic of Japan than sakura, the cherry blossom? This is the story of Masaaki Takaoka, a mid-twentieth century rural high school teacher, who worked on creating a specimen which would grow anywhere in the world. It is WWII and with his students drafted to war and departing he determines that his students and he would gather under the school's sakura tree upon their return. Only one student lives to return. Masaaki goal becomes to create a strain that blossoms anywhere in the world for the spirits of the dead students to find. It is a tale of daring to do something beautiful in the midst of war, killing and militarism.
The key characters in Yoko the Cherry Blossom are Masaaki Takaoka (Takashi Sasano), Seido Takaoka (Koji Matoba), Keiko Takaoka (Maki Miyamoto).
Yoko the Cherry Blossom is a Drama, Comedy film.
Yoko the Cherry Blossom has an audience rating of 6.4 out of 10.