Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
2008 · 99 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 121 VOTES · DIR. Tetsuo Shinohara
Overview
Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy life of Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka) with the difficult family she has married into after her former husband passed away. One day as she tries to brake off a branch of a cherry tree, she is aided by a samurai who she does not recognize but who recognizes her. He turns out to be a former suitor that she never met named Yaichiro Tezuka (Noriyuki Higashiyama) and who teaches swordsmanship to the local samurai. Meanwhile, the powerful new chief retainer of the village enacts land policies that threaten the survival of the local farmers.
Dialogue Timeline — 592 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:21 You're early
00:05:37 Where are you heading?
00:08:49 Tezuka-sama?
00:11:25 Were you together?
00:13:10 Why did you reject Tezuka-sama's offer?
00:15:16 Thanks, I'm fine from here
00:19:11 I'm sorry
00:22:22 Then, how much interest should we put on it?
00:26:17 Yes
00:31:18 Next!
00:33:47 Probably in less than 10 years
00:35:26 I think so too
00:38:19 Hm?
00:45:17 Continuing the damage caused by the cold weather three years ago
00:46:57 ...what it's like not to have anything to eat!
00:52:31 We are not trying to slack off
01:00:35 I heard he walked to the grand inspector's residence in Sanaichou on his own
01:02:57 Eyaahh! I told you, quit looking at me like that!
01:10:14 If we don't agree, they will report it to the inspector
01:13:45 Your father will never approve of that
01:17:13 But it's been four months since the incident
01:19:15 must be very tired and with a heavy heart
01:30:08 Yes
01:34:48 That's good