Overview
Set in a small Nagano village in the 1930s, the film follows Hanji, a young boy captivated by a local kabuki performance. Inspired by Yukio, Hanji learns kabuki with Utako. As they grow, they become skilled actors, performing in a final kabuki before World War II. After the war, Hanji returns to revive kabuki and restore the community’s spirit. In the 1980s, as he nears death, the villagers organise a final performance in his honour, where he performs “Tenryu Koishibuki” for Yukio.
Cast
- Takatarô Kataoka as Ogura Hanji
- Ainosuke Kataoka as Yukio Katsuragi
- Kumiko Aso as Utako Higashiura
- Noritoshi Kashima as Masao Kinoshita
- Hidekazu Mashima
- Asae Oonishi
- Hisashi Igawa
- Satoshi Nikaido
- Makoto Akatsuka
- Kazuyoshi Kushida