Sakura Guardian in the North

Directed by Yojiro Takita

With Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masato Sakai, Ryoko Shinohara, Hiroshi Abe and Koichi Sato

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.