← Back

The Lightning Tree poster

The Lightning Tree (2010)

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.

Release: 2010-10-22
Runtime: 133 min
Rating: 6.667 / 10
Cast
Yu Aoi
Yu Aoi
Rai / Yu
Masaki Okada
Masaki Okada
Narimichi
Keisuke Koide
Keisuke Koide
Sukejiro Seta
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
Kakunoshi Enokido
Saburo Tokito
Saburo Tokito
Riemon
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Tae
Soko Wada
Soko Wada
Suketarou Seta
Kengo Kora
Kengo Kora
Tomozou
Jun Murakami
Jun Murakami
Rokurouhutoshi Ikanai
Shugo Oshinari
Shugo Oshinari
Tetsunosuke Imaizumi
Ryuya Wakaba
Ryuya Wakaba
Hideosuke Sakakibara
Tasuku Emoto
Tasuku Emoto
Shigezi
Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi
Sennokai Takayama
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Ienari Tokugaa
Bengal
Bengal
Monnosuke Hayasaka
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Bunnosusumu Tadokoro
Risa Sudou
Risa Sudou
Ohatsu
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Hiroshi Yamamoto