Drama ·Horror ·Fantasy ·Romance · Japan · 1975 · 1h 35m

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

桜の森の満開の下

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees poster
Director
Masahiro Shinoda
Cast
Tomisaburō Wakayama as Bandit Shima Iwashita as Shrewish Wife Hiroko Isayama as Maid Kō Nishimura as Kenpeishi Hideo Kanze as Dainagon Yūsuke Takita as Traveler
Crew
Tatsuo Suzuki — Director of Photography Sachiko Yamaji — Editor Shinichiro Ikebe — Original Music Composer Toru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer Taeko Tomioka — Screenplay Masahiro Shinoda — Screenplay
Synopsis

A mountain man beheads his many wives to prove his love to an alluring woman he meets in an enchanted forest.

Trailer Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
decapitated head
Key Collaborators
Masahiro Shinoda Director Tatsuo Suzuki Director of Photography Sachiko Yamaji Editor Shinichiro Ikebe Original Music Composer Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer Taeko Tomioka Screenplay Masahiro Shinoda Screenplay Ango Sakaguchi Novel Kiichi Ichikawa Producer Ichirō Satō Producer
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