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Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

7.019751h 35mMovieDramaHorrorFantasy

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.

DirectorMasahiro Shinoda
WritersTaeko Tomioka·Masahiro Shinoda
ProducersKiichi Ichikawa·Ichirō Satō

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Cast · Directed by Masahiro Shinoda

TWTomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Bandit
SIShima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita
Shrewish Wife
HIHiroko Isayama
Hiroko Isayama
Maid
KNKō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Kenpeishi
HKHideo Kanze
Hideo Kanze
Dainagon
YTYūsuke Takita
Yūsuke Takita
Traveler
YKYoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Old Man
NS
Nikaku Shōfukutei
The Izakaya Man
JHJun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Beggar
MA
Masako Araki
Old Woman
TNToshiaki Nishizawa
Toshiaki Nishizawa
Husband
KSKōji Sekiyama
Kōji Sekiyama
Sozu

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