Fire Festival
Tatsuo, a reverent lumberjack, seeks to disrupt plans to build a marine park on his family land, instead promoting his traditions in reactionary ways.
Tatsuo, a reverent lumberjack, seeks to disrupt plans to build a marine park on his family land, instead promoting his traditions in reactionary ways.
Kinya Kitaoji
Tatsuo
Kiwako Taichi
Kimiko
Norihei Miki
Yamakawa
Junko Miyashita
Sachiko
Aiko Morishita
Nursery school teacher
Rikiya Yasuoka
Toshio
Aoi Nakajima
Kimiko's sister
Ippei Souda
Kin Sugai
Tatsuo's Mother
Tatsuo, a reverent lumberjack, seeks to disrupt plans to build a marine park on his family land, instead promoting his traditions in reactionary ways.
In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a letter in the mailbox. The letter is addressed to the Namiya General Store and the letter was written by someone to consult about worries. Incredibly, the letter was written 32 years ago. The mailbox is somehow connected to the year 1980. Atsuya and his friends decide to write a reply and place their letter in the mailbox.
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A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.
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A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.
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