Bonfire at Dawn

Overview

The Okura family has 650 years of history as performers of Japan's traditional stage art, Kyogen. One winter, Motonari Okura and his son, Yasunari, head off to undertake training in an isolated mountain resort. Motonari is determined to get Yasunari accustomed to the strict regime which includes rehearsing and cleaning. Yasunari is hurt by his father's severe attitude and almost gives up on training. One day, they are visited by an old friend and his granddaughter, Sakiko.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 21, 2019

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Motonari Okura,Akira Sakata,Yasunari Okura,Raiju Kamata

Director

Koichi Doi

Writer

Koichi Doi

Cinematography

Osame Maruike

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt10682604