

Yae's Sakura
Overview
Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese television series. It is the 52nd NHK taiga drama. The story focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase.
Top Cast

Haruka Ayase
Yae Niijima

Hidetoshi Nishijima
Kakuma Yamamoto

Jun Fubuki
Saku Yamamoto

Yutaka Matsushige
Gonpachi Yamamoto

Joe Odagiri
Joseph Hardy Neesima

Eiji Okuda
Shōzan Sakuma

Izumi Inamori
Teru Matsudaira

Toshiyuki Nishida
Tanomo Saigo

Go Ayano
Katamori Matsudaira

Kyoko Hasegawa
Higuchi Ura
Themes & Keywords
About Yae's Sakura
Yae's Sakura is a drama series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of japan, kyoto, japan, jidaigeki, edo period, meiji period, 1860s. Created by Mutsumi Yamamoto, it stars Haruka Ayase, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Jun Fubuki. Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese television series. It is the 52nd NHK taiga drama. The story focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase.
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