The Lightning Tree
movie

Released October 22, 2010
Overview
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.
Cast

Yu Aoi
as
Rai / Yu

Masaki Okada
as
Narimichi

Keisuke Koide
as
Sukejiro Seta

Akira Emoto
as
Kakunoshi Enokido

Saburo Tokito
as
Riemon

Yoshiko Miyazaki
as
Tae

Soko Wada
as
Suketarou Seta

Kengo Kora
as
Tomozou

Jun Murakami
as
Rokurouhutoshi Ikanai

Shugo Oshinari
as
Tetsunosuke Imaizumi

Ryuya Wakaba
as
Hideosuke Sakakibara

Tasuku Emoto
as
Shigezi
Crew

Ryuichi Hiroki
as
Director
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Kyōko Heya
as
Production Design
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Meichô Tomiyama
as
Gaffer
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Jun'ichi Kikuchi
as
Editor
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Ohashi Trio
as
Original Music Composer
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Akira Fukada
as
Sound
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Atsuhiro Nabeshima
as
Director of Photography
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Mari Ueza
as
Novel
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Hashimoto Mitsuaki
as
Visual Effects
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Sachiko Tanaka
as
Screenplay

Masato Katō
as
Screenplay
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Kenzo Ishiguro
as
Associate Producer