Sisam (2024)
A history drama portraying the confrontation between the indigenous Ainu people living on Japan’s northernmost main island—then called “Ezo” and now known as “Hokkaido”—and the “sisam”, the Ainu word for ethnic Japanese.
Director:
Hiroyuki Nakao
Writer:
Masaya Ozaki
![]() |
Kanichiro as Kojiro |
![]() |
Takahiro Miura as Einosuke [Kojiro's older brother] |
![]() |
Masato Wada as Zensuke |
![]() |
Ryota Bando as Young Ainu Man |
![]() |
Takahiro Hirano as Village Leader |
![]() |
Sahel Rosa as Ainu Woman |
![]() |
Takahiro Fujimoto as |
![]() |
Kotone Furukawa as Kojiro's Childhood Friend |
![]() |
Jun Kaname as |
![]() |
Atsushi Yamanishi as |
![]() |
Yasuko Tomita as Kojiro's Mother |
![]() |
Naoto Ogata as |
| Directing | Hiroyuki Nakao | Director |
| Writing | Masaya Ozaki | Screenplay |
| Production | 原田浩行 | Casting Producer |
| Production | Kenichi Kayama | Executive Producer |
| Production | Riko Higa | Producer |
| Production | Yukie Koga | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Miki Ogawa | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kei Gotsuji | Art Direction |
| Editing | Etsuko Kimura | Editor |
| Sound | Miyuki Nakajima | Theme Song Performance |
| Directing | 長谷川卓也 | Assistant Director |
| Production | 越智喜明 | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tsuyoshi Takahashi | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tsuyoshi Takahashi | Costume Design |
| Sound | Hajime Takagi | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Takamichi Fujita | Gaffer |