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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The Lightning Tree Cast
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Character |
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Akira Emoto
He was 61, now 75 years old
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as Kakunoshi Enokido |
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Saburō Tokitō
He was 52, now 66 years old
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as Riemon |
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Yū Aoi
She was 25, now 38 years old
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as Rai / Yu |
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Ren Osugi
He was 59, 66 years old when he died
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Kengo Kora
He was 22, now 36 years old
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Keisuke Koide
He was 26, now 40 years old
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as Sukejiro Seta |
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Soko Wada
He was 33, now 47 years old
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Ryuya Wakaba
He was 21, now 34 years old
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Masaki Okada
He was 21, now 34 years old
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as Narimichi |
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Tasuku Emoto
He was 23, now 37 years old
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Jun Murakami
He was 37, now 50 years old
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Bengal
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Yoshiko Miyazaki
She was 51, now 65 years old
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Bandō Mitsugorō X
He was 54, 59 years old when he died
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The Lightning Tree Crew
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Department |
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Ryūichi Hiroki as Director. He was 56 (now 70) years old
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Directing |
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Sachiko Tanaka as Writer. She was 38 (now 52) years old
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Writing |
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Masato Kato as Writer. He was 47 (now 61) years old
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Writing |
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Mari Ueza as Writer. She was 61 (66) years old when She died
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Writing |
