Deep in the Valley (2009)
Deep in the Valley interlaces a story of young romance set in Yanaka (part of old downtown Tokyo) with a Japanese period drama based on Five-Story Pagoda, a classic literary work by Rohan Koda. In the contemporary story, Kaori, a young woman working for a non-profit organization that restores home movies, learns that there used to be a five-story pagoda in the middle of Yanaka Cemetery. It burned down in 1957, and rumor has it that someone has an 8mm film of the fire.
Director:
Atsushi Funahashi
Writer:
Atsushi Funahashi
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Ryohei Abe as |
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Yuuki Nomura as Hisaki / Jubei |
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Mayu Sato as Kaori / Onami |
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Miyoko Ogawa as |
| Writing | Atsushi Funahashi | Screenplay |
| Directing | Atsushi Funahashi | Director |
| Lighting | Teruhisa Seki | Gaffer |
| Camera | Noriyuki Mizuguchi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jan DuszyĆski | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Atsushi Funahashi | Editor |