Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Yuki no Hana” starring Tori Matsuzaka, Koji Yakusho, and Kyoko Yoshine. Movie is based on 1988 non-fiction novel “Yuki no Hana” by Akira Yoshimura and directed by Takashi Koizumi (“A Samurai Chronicle“). The teaser trailer also features the music of pianist and composer Takashi Kako.
“Yuki no Hana” will be released January 24, 2025.
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.
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