The Lightning Tree

The Lightning Tree

Release Date: 2010-10-22

Overview: 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.

Rating: 6.4 / 10

Cast

Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

as Rai / Yu

Masaki Okada

Masaki Okada

as Narimichi

Keisuke Koide

Keisuke Koide

as Sukejiro Seta

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

as Kakunoshi Enokido

Saburo Tokito

Saburo Tokito

as Riemon

Crew

  • Ryuichi Hiroki - Director

  • Atsuhiro Nabeshima - Director of Photography

  • Kyōko Heya - Production Design

  • Jun'ichi Kikuchi - Editor

  • Ohashi Trio - Original Music Composer

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