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The Tale of Iya

The Tale of Iya

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The Tale of Iya

2013

2h 50m

6.9(25 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Mystery

Overview

As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna's humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo.

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Nikoniko Film

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Rina Takeda

Rina Takeda

Haruna

Shima Onishi

Shima Onishi

Kudo

Min Tanaka

Min Tanaka

Grandpa

Hitoshi Murakami

Akira

Sachi Ishimaru

Kotomi

Christopher Pellegrini

Michael

Keisuke Yamamoto

Tamura

Naomi Kawase

Naomi Kawase

Dr. Amamiya

Ryu Morioka

Ryu Morioka

Shuji

Ren Kido

Alan

Creative team

Directed by: Tetsuichirô Tsuta
Written by: Tetsuichirô Tsuta
Masaya Kawamura
Produced by: Masayuki Ueda
Tetsuichirô Tsuta

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