Sakura Guardian in the North (2018)

北の桜守

The film follows the relationship between a mother and her son. In 1945, the mother played by Sayuri Yoshinaga fled with her two sons from the Russians to Hokkaido. In 1972, her son played by Masato Sakai returns to Japan after finding success in the U.S.

Production

jeki · TV Asahi · Toei Company · Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures · Toei Animation · Asahi Broadcasting Corporation · Toei Video Company · Nagoya Broadcasting Network · Toei Tokyo · Hakuhodo · Kinoshita Group · Yomiuri Shimbun Company · The Asahi Shimbun · Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting · Hokkaido Television Broadcasting · Hiroshima Home Television · Higashi Nippon Broadcasting · Shizuoka Asahi Television · Hokkaido Shinbun Press