The Takatsu River

The Takatsu River (2019)

Drama

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.

Director: Yoshinari Nishikôri
Writer: Yoshinari Nishikôri

Casts

	Masahiro Komoto as Saito Manabu
	Naho Toda as Ohata Yoko
	Ito Ohno as
	Hiromasa Taguchi as
	Choei Takahashi as
	Tomoko Naraoka as
	Kanta Ogata as
	Misayo Haruki as
	Kazuma Sano as
	Yurie Midori as
	Kohki Okada as
	Akira Hamada as

Crew