The Lightning Tree

Top 10 Billed Cast

Yu Aoi
蒼井優

Rai / Yu

Masaki Okada
岡田将生

Narimichi

Keisuke Koide
小出恵介

Sukejiro Seta

Akira Emoto
柄本明

Kakunoshi Enokido

Saburo Tokito
時任三郎

Riemon

Yoshiko Miyazaki
宮崎美子

Tae

Soko Wada
和田聰宏

Suketarou Seta

Kengo Kora
高良健吾

Tomozou

Jun Murakami
村上淳

Rokurouhutoshi Ikanai

Shugo Oshinari
忍成修吾

Tetsunosuke Imaizumi

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2010-10-22

  • Average

    6.4

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語

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