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Sakura Official

1962

91 minutes

HistoryWar

Overview

As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case of his career. In a masterfully woven tale, he has to face the truth about his estranged father’s possible involvement in a nefarious plot to take over rule of the Hizen Shimabara clan by assassinating the rightful lord, his son, and install one of Shogun Ienari’s offspring as daimyo.

Top Cast

Chiezō Kataoka headshot

Chiezō Kataoka

Yoshie Mizutani headshot

Yoshie Mizutani

Kikuko Hojo headshot

Kikuko Hojo

Yumiko Mihara headshot

Yumiko Mihara

Kenji Susukida headshot

Kenji Susukida

Ryūji Shinagawa headshot

Ryūji Shinagawa

Eijirō Yanagi headshot

Eijirō Yanagi

Yūnosuke Itō headshot

Yūnosuke Itō

Isao Yamagata headshot

Isao Yamagata

Ushio Akashi headshot

Ushio Akashi

Kinnosuke Takamatsu headshot

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kyōnosuke Murai headshot

Kyōnosuke Murai

Shōtarō Hayashi headshot

Shōtarō Hayashi

Hiroshi Mizuno headshot

Hiroshi Mizuno

Masao Hori headshot

Masao Hori

Shinnosuke Ogata headshot

Shinnosuke Ogata

Hiroshi Kato headshot

Hiroshi Kato

Ryōji Kōzuki headshot

Ryōji Kōzuki

Yoshio Yoshida headshot

Yoshio Yoshida

Ryūko Azuma headshot

Ryūko Azuma

Kisho Nomura headshot

Kisho Nomura

Akira Shioji headshot

Akira Shioji

Kunijirō Yanagi headshot

Kunijirō Yanagi

Haruko Izumi headshot

Haruko Izumi

Harumi Matsukaze headshot

Harumi Matsukaze

Hiroshi Fujikawa headshot

Hiroshi Fujikawa

Koji Tsuruta headshot

Koji Tsuruta