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Sakura Guardian in the North
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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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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Genre:Drama
Written By:Machiko Nasu
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Runtime:126 minutes
Studio:Toei Company, Toei Tokyo, TV Asahi, Kinoshita Group, Toei Animation, Hakuhodo, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, Toei Video Company, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, jeki, The Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Hokkaido Shinbun Press, Shizuoka Asahi Television, Hiroshima Home Television, Higashi Nippon Broadcasting
Cast
Yojiro Takita
Director
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Tetsu Ezure
Masato Sakai
Shujiro Ezure
Ryoko Shinohara
Mari Ezure
Hiroshi Abe
Tokujiro Ezure
Koichi Sato
Shinji Sugawara
Ittoku Kishibe
Kazuo Yamaoka
Masatoshi Nakamura
Daikichi Okabe
Reiko Takashima
Mitsue Shimada
Tsurube Shofukutei
bar owner
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Doctor Mita
Ken Yasuda
Hisashi Sugimoto
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