Released:
2008-05-10

Overview:
Set in a small Nagano village in the 1930s, the film follows Hanji, a young boy captivated by a local kabuki performance. Inspired by Yukio, Hanji learns kabuki with Utako. As they grow, they become skilled actors, performing in a final kabuki before World War II. After the war, Hanji returns to revive kabuki and restore the community’s spirit. In the 1980s, as he nears death, the villagers organise a final performance in his honour, where he performs “Tenryu Koishibuki” for Yukio.

Director:
Toshio Goto

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Takatarô Kataoka
  as
  Ogura Hanji
• 
  Ainosuke Kataoka
  as
  Yukio Katsuragi
• 
  Kumiko Aso
  as
  Utako Higashiura
• 
  Noritoshi Kashima
  as
  Masao Kinoshita
• 
  Hidekazu Mashima