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This fantasy drama set in a world being infected by a strange disease is directed by Ohashi Takayuki, whose Angel in the Closet won the Best Picture award in the short film section of the 2014 SKIP City D-Cinema Film Festival.
A strange disease called "Sakura Syndrome" is spreading which causes a sakura blossom to bloom inside a human body, ultimately turning the person into a sakura tree. Since investigation into the cause and countermeasures have yet to be enacted, it has become commonplace for someone to turn into a sakura tree and die. Amid the various intersecting feelings of those who would accept this reality and those who would resist it, lovers earnestly confront the eventual loss of a life.

  • OHASHI Takayuki
    Director
  • OHASHI Takayuki
    Writer
  • OHASHI Takayuki
    Producer
  • MINEO Sho
    Key Cast
    "Shota"
  • OHTA Izuho
    Key Cast
    "Saya"
  • ISHIBASHI Seitaro
    supporting cast
    Hiroki
  • KATSURADA Ayumi
    supporting cast
    Akari
  • FUJITA Takehiko
    supporting cast
    Koji
  • MOTOH Reiko
    supporting cast
    Kaori
  • Kiyohito TANABE
    Director of photography
  • Aomi OSADA
    Lighting
  • Shiori KAMIKUBO
    Music
  • Yukari TAMURA
    hair-makeup
  • Hiroyuki MORITA
    Assistant director
  • Hironori HARA
    Assistant director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    さくらになる
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 17 minutes 17 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 25, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    250,000 JPY
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    scope
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Yokohama independent film festival
    Yokohama,Kanagawa
    Japan
    November 25, 2017
    Runner-up Prize
Director Biography - OHASHI Takayuki

Takayuki was born in 1984. He started making independent films in college. He currently works as a freelance filmmaker, directing and writing his own films once a year.

His short film, "Angel in the closet" won the Grand Prix in the short film section at the Skip City International D-Cinema Festival in 2014. He has also won prizes at other film festivals in Japan. In 2018, his films including “In Bloom” and “Angel in the Closet” were released in theaters.
In "In Bloom”, he portrays humans dying from a mysterious disease that causes people to turn into cherry blossoms and die. In “Angel in the Closet”, he depicts a world before the birth of humanity, set in a massive sand dune. He believes in the importance of location and specializes in depicting the contrast between beautiful nature and people.

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