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The Lightning Tree (2010)

Genre : History, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 13M

Director : Ryuichi Hiroki

Synopsis

Set during the Edo Period, a young man from a noble family meets a young woman under a special tree called "Raiou" (the tree was struck by lightning at one time with the broken part eventually sprouting out cherry blossoms). The young woman lived freely in the mountains after she was abducted as a young child. The couple soon fall in love under the Raiou tree, but become acutely aware of their different social positions & the ramifications it has on their relationship.

Actors

Yu Aoi
Yu Aoi
Rai / Yu
Masaki Okada
Masaki Okada
Narimichi
Keisuke Koide
Keisuke Koide
Sukejiro Seta
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
Kakunoshi Enokido
Saburo Tokito
Saburo Tokito
Riemon
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Soko Wada
Soko Wada
Kengo Kora
Kengo Kora
Jun Murakami
Jun Murakami
Shugo Oshinari
Shugo Oshinari
Ryuya Wakaba
Ryuya Wakaba
Tasuku Emoto
Tasuku Emoto
Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Bengal
Bengal

Crews

Ryuichi Hiroki
Ryuichi Hiroki
Director
Masato Kato
Masato Kato
Writer
Sachiko Tanaka
Sachiko Tanaka
Writer
Mari Ueza
Mari Ueza
Novel
Atsuhiro Nabeshima
Atsuhiro Nabeshima
Director of Photography
Kyôko Heya
Kyôko Heya
Production Design
Jun'ichi Kikuchi
Jun'ichi Kikuchi
Editor
Yoshinori Ohashi
Yoshinori Ohashi
Original Music Composer
Meichô Tomiyama
Meichô Tomiyama
Gaffer
Akira Fukada
Akira Fukada
Sound
Kazuko Kurosawa
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Designer

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