Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees(桜の森の満開の下)
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Japan · 1975
1h 35m
Director Masahiro Shinoda
Starring Tomisaburō Wakayama, Shima Iwashita, Hiroko Isayama, Kō Nishimura
Genre Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Romance
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A mountain man beheads his many wives to prove his love to an alluring woman he meets in an enchanted forest.
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