The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming (2008) | Japanese movie [English subs]

The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming (2008) is a remake/reworking of "The Cherry Orchard" (1990).
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While exploring the old schoolhouse within the grounds of her new school, Momo stumbles upon a room full of props and stage instructions for the Russian play The Cherry Orchard. The school's tradition of presenting an annual performance of the play has long been banned (due to an incident in the past). Momo decides to form a drama group in secret and stage a new production. History is repeating itself, and Momo finds herself at a crossroads in her life.

A masterful and beautiful feelgood movie. The remake is a complete reworking of the story (a re-imagining) with a whole new cast of characters. It also borrows additional material and characters from the original manga (most notably the domestic scenes and the elder sister) which didn't appear in the original movie version.

The name Momo means peach, and her sister's name Anzu means apricot.

🌸 The Cherry Orchard collection

The Cherry Orchard [Sakura no sono] (1985-86) - original manga by Yoshida Akimi
The Cherry Orchard (1990) - directed by Nakahara Shun
The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming (2008) - remake directed by Nakahara Shun

Both movie versions had Japanese novelizations written following their release.
There have also been four theatrical stage productions in Japan (1994, 2007, 2009, 2011).

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