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Where the Legend Lives

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Original title

Maboroshi no Yamataikoku

Year

2008

Running time

118 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Screenwriter

Shizuka Ôishi. Story: Kôhei Miyazaki

Cast

Music

Michiru Ôshima

Cinematography

Satoru Karasawa

Producer

Office Crescendo, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Higashinippon Broadcasting Co, Dentsu Inc, Kaga Electronics, Hiroshima Home TV, Kinoshita Komuten, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Nagasaki Cultural Telecasting Co., Niigata Television Network 21, TV Asahi, T.Y, Toei Video Company, Toei, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Nishinippon Shimbun, The Hochi Shimbun, TV HokkaidoSee 9 More

Genre

Drama | Disability

Synopsis

Kohei Miyazaki, a former railroad worker, has become obsessed with discovering the ancient country of Yamataikoku. His obsession sprouted from a day when he discovered ancient ceramics while repairing railroad tracks. Now completely blind, Kohei relies on his wife Kazuko to guide him through the country and read the maps in their pursuit of Yamataikoku.

Awards: 2009: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: nominated to Best Actress.

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Where the Legend Lives

2008

Yukihiko Tsutsumi