Release Date

March, 5th, 2011

Running Time

133 min

Genre

Drama , Children/Family , Historical , Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

35mm

Screen Size

HD (16:9)

Sound Processing

Stereo

Subtitle

English

[ Directed by ]

• ICHIKAWA Toru

[ Produced by ]

• ICHIKAWA Toru

[ Cast ]

• KATO Masaya ── TAKAMINE Jokichi
• Naomi GRACE ── Caroline Hitch
• KOKUBU Sachiko ── TAKAMINE Jun/TAKESHITA Mariko

[ Staff ]

• ICHIKAWA Toru ── Planning
• SAEKI Toshimichi ── Screenplay
• SHIMOJIMA Mieko ── Screenplay

[ Production Company ]

THE HOKKOKU SHIMBUN, Toyama Shinbun Company, Rei23

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

ASTAIRE

[ Production Studio ]

Rei23

[ Story ]

Biographical film of the Meiji period Japanese chemist who made major contributions to medicine and industrial development, starting with the extraction of adrenalin. The film carefully follows the dramatic episodes in his life, including marriage to an American woman and planting 3,000 cherry trees in Washington, D.C. Born into a family of official domain physicians in Kanazawa, Shokichi (Kato Masaya) decides to pursue chemistry after studying abroad in England stirs his desire to save lives en masse. In 1884 while living in New Orleans he falls in love with eighteen-year-old Caroline (Naomi Grace).

[ Official Site ]

http://sakurasakura.jp/

[ Contact (International) ]

For further contact details, please contact UNIJAPAN -> [ Contact ]