A corrupt politician finds redemption through cherry blossoms and guilt—Shochiku's most expensive guilt trip ever sold.
This drama centers on an elderly politician and depicts how humans can return to their true selves when they are freed from selfish desires and self-interest.
Cinematography
Lush Eastmancolor landscapes that judge the characters silently.
Acting
Toshinobu Saburi's weathered face does all the heavy lifting.
Production
Shochiku threw money at guilt—lavish sets for a moral lesson.
Director
Noboru Nakamura
Takahiro Tamura
Akiko's Husband/Magazine Reporter
Ineko Arima
Akiko Tanigawa
Yachiyo Ōtori
Kazuko Nishiwaki
Keiji Sada
Western-style painter Nishiwaki
Toshiko Kobayashi
Masako Sakaguchi
Jun Tatara
Ironworks Director Sakaguchi
Yūsuke Kawazu
Toshio Satomi
Mariko Okada
Junko Murai
Teiji Takahashi
Shigeru Yajima
Akihiko Katayama
Tanaka
Sadako Sawamura
Chiyo Tsukagoshi
Mitsuko Mito
Ritsu Yamamura
Hizuru Takachiho
Fumiko Yamamura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Japan's 'Income Doubling Plan' era, the film's critique of political corruption landed differently as the country embraced turbo-capitalism.
Nakamura allegedly fought Shochiku executives who wanted a happier ending; the compromise was even more blossoms.
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