The Lightning Tree
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.
Top Billed Cast
Yu Aoi
Rai / Yu
Masaki Okada
Narimichi
Keisuke Koide
Sukejiro Seta
Akira Emoto
Kakunoshi Enokido
Saburo Tokito
Riemon
Featured Crew
Ryuichi Hiroki
Director
Atsuhiro Nabeshima
Director of Photography
Kyōko Heya
Production Design
Jun'ichi Kikuchi
Editor
Yoshinori Ohashi
Original Music Composer
Meichô Tomiyama
Gaffer
Akira Fukada
Sound
Mari Ueza
Novel
Hashimoto Mitsuaki
Visual Effects
Sachiko Tanaka
Screenplay
Masato Katō
Screenplay
Kenzo Ishiguro
Associate Producer
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