Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

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Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)

Directed by Masahiro Shinoda

Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Romance · 1h 35m

A mountain bandit abducts a woman who demands he kill his other wives to please her, leading to a cycle of violence and madness fueled by superstition and obsession.

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Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama Bandit Shima Iwashita Shrewish Wife Hiroko Isayama Maid Kō Nishimura Kenpeishi Hideo Kanze Dainagon Yūsuke Takita Traveler Yoshi Katō Old Man
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Nikaku Shōfukutei The Izakaya Man Jun Hamamura Beggar
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Masako Araki Old Woman Toshiaki Nishizawa Husband Kōji Sekiyama Sozu

Crew

Director
Masahiro Shinoda
Screenplay
Taeko Tomioka, Masahiro Shinoda
Novel
Ango Sakaguchi
Director of Photography
Tatsuo Suzuki
Original Music Composer
Shinichiro Ikebe, Tōru Takemitsu
Editor
Sachiko Yamaji
Producer
Kiichi Ichikawa, Ichirō Satō

Details

Original title
桜の森の満開の下
Release date
1975-05-31
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Romance
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Geiensha, TOHO