Tori Matsuzaka, Koji Yakusho, & Kyoko Yoshine cast in movie “Yuki no Hana”

Tori Matsuzaka, Koji Yakusho, & Kyoko Yoshine are cast in movie “Yuki no Hana.” Movie is based on 1988 non-fiction novel “Yuki no Hana” by Akira Yoshimura and directed by Takashi Koizumi (“A Samurai Chronicle“). Tori Matsuzaka will play lead character Ryosaku Kasahara. Set during the late Edo period, Ryosaku Kasahar works relentlessly on a way to prevent the outbreak of smallpox. Koji Yukusho will play Teisai Hino, who is a fellow doctor, and Kyoko Yoshine will play the lead character’s wife Chiho Kasahara. For Tori Matsuzaka and Koji Yakusho, this will mark their 5th time working together.

“Yuki no Hana” will be released  January 24, 2025 in Japan.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: During the late Edo period, Ryosaku Kasahara (Tori Matsuzaka) works as a doctor in a small town of the Fukui Domaine. He becomes aware of a surefire way to prevent smallpox. The method originated from a foreign country. Ryosaku Kasahara asks Doctor Teisai Hino (Koji Yakusho) in Kyoto for advice and he even spends his own money to bring smallpox seedings to the Fukui Domaine. Ryosaku Kasahara keeps working on the unprecedented smallpox prevention methods with his wife Chiho Kasahara’s (Kyoko Yoshine) support, despite various difficulties.