Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Overview

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.

Cast

• 

  Tomisaburō Wakayama

  Bandit

• 

  Shima Iwashita

  Shrewish Wife

• 

  Hiroko Isayama

  Maid

• 

  Kō Nishimura

  Kenpeishi

• 

  Hideo Kanze

  Dainagon

• 

  Yūsuke Takita

  Traveler

• 

  Yoshi Katō

  Old Man

• Nikaku Shōfukutei

  The Izakaya Man

• 

  Jun Hamamura

  Beggar

• Masako Araki

  Old Woman

• 

  Toshiaki Nishizawa

  Husband

• 

  Kōji Sekiyama

  Sozu

Crew

Director

Masahiro Shinoda

Writer

Taeko Tomioka, Masahiro Shinoda

Cinematography

Tatsuo Suzuki

Music

Shinichiro Ikebe, Toru Takemitsu