Sakura Housara
Shonosuke Furukehashi (Hiroshi Tamaki) is a young samurai and the second son of Sozaemon (Bunchin Katsura) of Togane Domain, Kazusa Province. Sozaemon serves as an attendant, but one day, he is suddenly suspected of accepting bribes. Forged documents written in handwriting startlingly identical to his offer incontrovertible evidence. Framed for accepting bribes he knows nothing about, Sozaemon commits ritual suicide for his “crime”. Shonosuke’s elder brother Katsunosuke (Satoshi Hashimoto), an assistant instructor at the domain’s training hall, is placed under house arrest. Because of that, Shonosuke leaves for Edo alone in order to clear the name of his beloved father.
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Hiroshi Tamaki
Shonosuke Furukehashi
Known for
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Satoshi Hashimoto
Katsunosuke Furukehashi
Known for
Black Butler
Shihori Kanjiya
Known for
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Hisako Manda
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
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So Takei
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Yoshie Ichige
Also in
Ten Count to the Future
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Also in
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Izakaya Moheji
Reiko Takashima
Known for
Yakuza Apocalypse
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Morio Kazama
Known for
The Wind Rises
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Kinya Kitaoji
Known for
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Kaichi Kaburagi
Known for
The Wind Rises
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Hiroshi Kataoka Director · Mika Ohmori Screenplay Miyuki Miyabe Story
First release January 1, 2014 · Produced in Japan · Original title 桜ほうさら
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NHK
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Japan
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Original title
桜ほうさら
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 1, 2014
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No release date listed for United States.
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