Sakura Guardian in the North

北の桜守

Overview

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.

Production

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