Yamazakura

20082008
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

114

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264,915

31,189

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Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy life of Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka) with the ... Read allBased on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy life of Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka) with the difficult family she has married into after her former husband passed away. One day as she... Read allBased on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy life of Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka) with the difficult family she has married into after her former husband passed away. One day as she tries to brake off a branch of a cherry tree, she is aided by a samurai who she does not ... Read all

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

114

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

264,915

31,189

Director
- Tetsuo Shinohara
Writers
- Shûhei Fujisawa(novel)
- Yasuo Hasegawa(screenplay)
- Kenzaburô Iida(screenplay)
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5/10

Unremarkable jidaigeki

A typical samurai story, an unhappy heroine in love with a hero who broke the law to protect the people.

This movie focused a lot on the main characters with very little happening in the film, much like Yamada Youji's recent Jidaigeki (historical genre) films, but it lacked the magic that kept me interested throughout the movie.

I have also never encountered anyone who seemed as out of place in traditional Japanese costumes as Tanaka Rena. I personally think she's a cute person, but she never seems fit her role in movies. She completely lacked the oriental sexiness in kimono. Another problems was that she was supposed to be married, and had a much younger sister who's 16... but she herself didn't seem to be older than 16 (even in Asian standards). Tanaka Rena is 28 years old, but she seemed way too immature for this role.

The highlight of this film is Hitoto You's theme song "Shiori" in the very end. Very nice song perfect for this film's theme.

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