The Takatsu River

Overview

Set along the river basin of Shimane Prefeture's Takatsu River, a government-protected river, this drama portrays various people living in an area burdened by decreasing population as they carry on the tradition of "Kagura" Shinto music and dance which is said to be the roots of Kabuki. Directing from his own screenplay is Nishikori Yoshinari of Railways. Saito Manabu (Komoto Masahiro) operates a ranch on a mountain and worries his son Tatsuya (Ishikawa Raizo) has been making a habit of skipping Kagura practice. Then Manabu learns his alma mater elementary school will be closed down.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 29, 2019

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

THE TAKATSU RIVER MOVIE PARTNERS

Cast

Masahiro Komoto,Naho Toda,Ito Ohno,Hiromasa Taguchi,Choei Takahashi,Tomoko Naraoka,Kanta Ogata,Misayo Haruki,Kazuma Sano,Yurie Midoriand 2 more

Director

Yoshinari Nishikôri

Writer

Yoshinari Nishikôri

Producer

Tadashi Yasukawa

Cinematography

Akira Sako

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt13513080