The Takatsu River
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Choei Takahashi · Hiromasa Taguchi · Ito Ohno · Kanta Ogata · Kazuma Sano · Masahiro Komoto · Misayo Haruki · Naho Toda · Tomoko Naraoka · Yurie Midori · Yoshinari Nishikôri