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.
Released: Oct 22, 2010
Runtime: 133 minutes
Genre: History, Drama, Romance
Stars: Yu Aoi, Masaki Okada, Keisuke Koide, Akira Emoto, Saburo Tokito, Yoshiko Miyazaki
Crew: Ryuichi Hiroki (Director), Masato Katō (Writer), Sachiko Tanaka (Writer), Kyōko Heya (Production Design), Meichô Tomiyama (Gaffer), Jun'ichi Kikuchi (Editor)