Sakura Official
Sakura Official

Movie·1962·1h 31m

Sakura Official

Directed By

Shigehiro Ozawa

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: さくら判官 

As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case of his career. In a masterfully woven tale, he has to face the truth about his estranged father’s possible involvement in a nefarious plot to take over rule of the Hizen Shimabara clan by assassinating the rightful lord, his son, and install one of Shogun Ienari’s offspring as daimyo.

Written By

Kinya Naoi

Cinematography

Takeo Itō

Music

Eiichi Yamada

Editor

Shintarō Miyamoto

Themes

japansamurai

Production House

Toei Company

Audience Score

70%

2 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

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Region: JP

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Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

Yoshie Mizutani

Yoshie Mizutani

Kikuko Hojo

Kikuko Hojo

Yumiko Mihara

Yumiko Mihara

Kenji Susukida

Ryūji Shinagawa

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Ushio Akashi

Ushio Akashi

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kyōnosuke Murai

Shōtarō Hayashi

Shōtarō Hayashi

Hiroshi Mizuno

Masao Hori

Shinnosuke Ogata

Hiroshi Kato

Hiroshi Kato

Ryōji Kōzuki

// crew

Crew

Shigehiro Ozawa

Shigehiro Ozawa

Director

Kinya Naoi

Screenplay

Takeo Itō

Director of Photography

Eiichi Yamada

Eiichi Yamada

Original Music Composer

Shintarō Miyamoto

Editor

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