Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Directed by Masahiro Shinoda

Written by Ango Sakaguchi, Taeko Tomioka, Masahiro Shinoda

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