The Lightning Tree
Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki
Plot
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.
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Cast
Yu Aoi
Rai / Yu
Masaki Okada
Narimichi
Keisuke Koide
Sukejiro Seta
Akira Emoto
Kakunoshi Enokido
Saburo Tokito
Riemon
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Tae
Soko Wada
Suketarou Seta
Kengo Kora
Tomozou
Jun Murakami
Rokurouhutoshi Ikanai
Shugo Oshinari
Tetsunosuke Imaizumi
Ryuya Wakaba
Hideosuke Sakakibara
Tasuku Emoto
Shigezi
Ren Osugi
Sennokai Takayama
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Ienari Tokugaa
Bengal
Monnosuke Hayasaka