The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming

1h 42min

Drama

Remake of a hit film from 1990, "The Cherry Orchard" which Nakahara himself directed, based on a popular comic book from Akimi Yoshida. The story takes place at a prestigious girls high school where everyone is oppressed with rules. One girl who just transferred to this school finds a long lost script of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" which was banned from school 11 years ago. Breaking strict school rules and boundaries, she and her friends decide to perform the play. With sentiment, love and passion, the girls cherish the moment of their life before taking the next step towards adulthood.

Production Companies

Shochiku

TV Asahi

dentsu

G.T.Entertainment

Kinoshita Komuten

Shueisha

Hakusensha

Oscar Promotion

Cast

Saki Fukuda

Saki Fukuda

Momo Yuki
Saki Terashima

Saki Terashima

Mayuko Akaboshi
Anne Watanabe

Anne Watanabe

Aoi Ogasawara
Yuko Oshima

Yuko Oshima

Midori Sawa
Haneyuri

Haneyuri

Nanami Yokota
Emi Takei

Emi Takei

Maki Mizuta
Ryoko Yonekura

Ryoko Yonekura

Shino Wakamatsu
Rei Kikukawa

Rei Kikukawa

Kayo Banno
Megumi Han

Megumi Han

Haruka Wada
Kotomi Kyono

Kotomi Kyono

Anne Yuki
Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Nisaburo Suzuki
Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Reiko Takayama

Release date

8th Nov 2008

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語