Yôkô the Cherry Blossom
In 1940, Masaaki Takaoka works as a teacher in the agricultural division at a youth training institute. Although Japan’s defeat seems immanent, all of Masaaki’s students are drafted in a futile last-ditch effort. In an attempt to give the young men some hope, he makes everyone promise that they will all meet again under the cherry blossoms upon their safe return. Consumed by sadness over the fate of his students, Masaaki devotes the next 30 years of his life to develop a new species of cherry blossoms that could thrive in any climate in remembrance of his students.
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Genre: Drama
Director: Gen Takahashi
Actors: Gen Idemitsu, Hikaru Makishima, Kôji Matoba, Kôtarô Kano, Kyôko Hayami, Maiko Kawakami, Mayuko, Naomi Hase, Sakura Kimura, Su-Yeon Gu, Yuki Kazamatsuri
