Movie: The Tale of Iya
Romaji: Iya Monogatari - Oku no Hito -
Japanese: 祖谷物語 -おくのひと-
Director: Tetsuichiro Tsuta
Writer: Tetsuichiro Tsuta, Masayuki Ueda
Producer: Tetsuichiro Tsuta
Cinematographer: Yutaka Aoki
World Premiere: October, 2013 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Release Date: February 15, 2014
Runtime: 169 min.
Genre: Drama / Arthouse / Experimental
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
A dreamy tale between life in the nature rich Iya and the modern city of Tokyo.
Cast
Rina Takeda as Haruna
Shima Ohnishi as Kudo
Min Tanaka as Grandpa
Hitoshi Murakami as Akira
Sachi Ishimaru as Kotomi
Christopher Pellegrini as Michael
Keisuke Yamamoto as Tamura
Takahiro Ono as man
Reika Miwa as woman
Ryu Morioka as Syuji
Naomi Kawase as Dr. Amamiya
Ren Kido as Allan
Shigeru Kimura as boss
Tomie Nishi as Granny
Keiko Taoka as Okami
Film Festivals
2013 (26th) Tokyo International Film Festival - October 17-25, 2013 - Asian Future *World Premiere
2014 (15th) Jeonju International Film Festival - May 1-May 10, 2014 - World Cinemascape: Spectrum
2014 (14th) Nippon Connection - May 27-June 1, 2014 - Nippon Visions *European Premiere
Awards
Asian Future, Special Mention - 2013 (26th) Tokyo International Film Festival - October 17-25, 2013