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Sakura Guardian in the North

MOVIE • 2018

Sakura Guardian in the North

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.8/5Votes: 4
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Drama

Top 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

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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

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Theatrical release date: March 10, 2018

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Film

Status

Released

Release

March 10, 2018

Runtime

126 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

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Japan

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