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Sakura Guardian in the North
Sakura Guardian in the North

Sakura Guardian in the North

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Drama

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The film follows the relationship between a mother and her son. In 1945, the mother played by Sayuri Yoshinaga fled with her two sons from the Russians to Hokkaido. In 1972, her son played by Masato Sakai returns to Japan after finding success in the U.S.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

126 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

10 March 2018

Country

Japan

Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Tetsu Ezure

Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai

Shujiro Ezure

Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara

Mari Ezure

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Tokujiro Ezure

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Shinji Sugawara

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Kazuo Yamaoka

Masatoshi Nakamura

Masatoshi Nakamura

Daikichi Okabe

Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Mitsue Shimada

Tsurube Shofukutei

Tsurube Shofukutei

bar owner

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Doctor Mita

Ken Yasuda

Ken Yasuda

Hisashi Sugimoto

Toru Nomaguchi

Toru Nomaguchi

Manabu Kimura

Katsuya Maiguma

Katsuya Maiguma

Iwaki

Daikichi Sugawara

Daikichi Sugawara

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

Toshi Oide

Toshi Oide

Yuki Tayama

Yuki Tayama

Minami Kajihara

Minami Kajihara

Mika Kitajima

Mika Kitajima

Kenzo Ryu

Kenzo Ryu

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