The Takatsu River

Overview

Set along the river basin of Shimane Prefeture's Takatsu River, a government-protected river, this drama portrays various people living in an area burdened by decreasing population as they carry on the tradition of "Kagura" Shinto music and dance which is said to be the roots of Kabuki. Directing from his own screenplay is Nishikori Yoshinari of Railways. Saito Manabu (Komoto Masahiro) operates a ranch on a mountain and worries his son Tatsuya (Ishikawa Raizo) has been making a habit of skipping Kagura practice. Then Manabu learns his alma mater elementary school will be closed down.

Cast

Masahiro Komoto

Saito Manabu

Naho Toda

Ohata Yoko

Ito Ohno

Hiromasa Taguchi

Choei Takahashi

Tomoko Naraoka

N/A

Kanta Ogata

Misayo Haruki

Kazuma Sano

Yurie Midori

Kohki Okada

Akira Hamada