Watch Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (2008) Online

Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy life of Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka) with the difficult family she has married into after her former husband passed away. One day as she tries to brake off a branch of a cherry tree, she is aided by a samurai who she does not recognize but who recognizes her. He turns out to be a former suitor that she never met named Yaichiro Tezuka (Noriyuki Higashiyama) and who teaches swordsmanship to the local samurai. Meanwhile, the powerful new chief retainer of the village enacts land policies that threaten the survival of the local farmers. Read More

Watch Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills online. Featuring Rena Tanaka and Noriyuki Higashiyama, Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills is classified as History and Drama genre movie with an average rating across the web of 7.5. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in Japan and was released on 2008. Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills was directed by Tetsuo Shinohara. Read Less