Important scenes from this “masterpiece film” were filmed in Kyotango.

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  Child of the Sun

  　"Japan's atomic bomb research" once existed. This is a 3-day youth graffiti story that depicts the determination and wavering feelings of three young people against the backdrop of this fact.
  
  ~Kyotango location story~
  　A striking and important beach scene with the story's three young people.
  Filming was originally scheduled for three days in September 2019, but due to weather conditions it took four days to complete. Additional filming of the wooden boat scene was done at a later date at Koshihama in Miyazu City.

  

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  天外者

  　Transcending time, his aspirations live on into the future. The untold story of Godai Tomoatsu, a man who dedicated his life to paving the way for Japan's future.
  
  ~Kyotango location story~
  　This moving scene, which is a turning point in the story, takes place in a seaside village of hidden Christians in Nagasaki. In November 2019, filming took place at a cape that has been used as a location for many movies and dramas in the past. The weather was good and filming proceeded smoothly.

  

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  HOKUSAI

  　The time is Edo. In an era when artists were deprived of their freedom by the shogunate, there was one artist who continued to paint. This was Katsushika Hokusai, the creator of "that wave." This work is an original story that connects facts.
  
  ~Kyotango location story~
  　In June 2019, the beach known for its singing sand,Kotobiki Beach(Kotohikihama）In addition to the memorable scenes depicting Hokusai's anguish as a young man, scenes depicting him in old age were also filmed in the film.
  　In addition, Kumihama, where a movie will be shot for the first time,Hakoishihama relics inclusion area(Hakoishihama Animal Museum）Filming also took place on location in the surrounding area, and highlights include scenes depicting the protagonist, Katsushika Hokusai, at different times in his life, both in his youth and old age.

  

Four successive "Military Ministers" have visited Kyotango.

Mito Komon

"Mito Komon" is a long-running national TV program that ran for 1969 years from its first broadcast in 2011 until its final two-hour special in December 12.
The role of "Mito's Lord," also known as "Komon-sama," has been played by six actors throughout the years (Note 6).
Amazingly, four of the six had visited this place, Kyotango. They were Eijiro Higashino, the first, Akira Nishimura, the second, Kotaro Satomi, the fifth, and Tetsuya Takeda, the sixth. During their travels around the country, Higashino Komon visited Takashima Beach (Tango Town), and Nishimura Komon visitedflat(wall）At the beach (same place), Satomi KomonKotobiki Beach(Kotohikihama）(Amino Town) and Takeda KomonTateyama(Tateiwa）He was punishing evil magistrates on the coast of Tango Town.
(Note 1) Includes Takeda Komon, which began airing on BS-TBS in 2017.

"Katsu Shintaro" too! Many super famous actors are here.

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  Shintaro Katsu and Ken Takakura

  • Title/Movie

    "Homeless" released in 1974

  • Appearance

    Shintaro Katsu, Ken Takakura, Meiko Kaji, and others

  • Points to visit
    (Shooting scene)

    　A popular film starring Shintaro Katsu and Ken Takakura. The entire 40 minutes from the second half of the film to the final scene areTateyama(Tateiwa）neighborhood(Majin(Taiza）・Takeno(た の）A scene from the film.Tateyama(Tateiwa）The spectacular final scene in front of you is a must-see!

  • Location

    Tateyama(Tateiwa）Beach,Takeno Beach(Takanohama）etc.

  • Other location works:
    movies

    　"New Zatōichi: The Broken Cane" was released in 1972. It features scenes that would be almost impossible to film today, such as a scene of a ship burning and a scene shot on a large fishing village set. Other notable scenes include the TV period drama "Zatōichi" series.Tateyama(Tateiwa）Photographed at No. 1 beach.

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  Sayuri Yoshinaga

  • Title/Movie

    "A Thousand Years of Love: The Tale of Genji" released in 2001

  • Appearance

    Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yuki Amami, Takako Tokiwa, Reiko Takashima, Hirotaro Honda,
    Keiko Takeshita, Morio Kazama, Rino Katase, Yoko Minamino, Toru Kazama,
    Haruma Miura, Shigeru Kamiyama, Takeshi Kato, Kyoko Kishida, Yasunori Danta, Ken Watanabe,
    Other

  • Points to visit
    (Shooting scene)

    In the big battle scene with pirates from the continent, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Ken Watanabe, Shigeru Kamiyama and many other actors dressed in Heian period costumesKotobiki Beach(Kotohikihama）Also performed inTateyama(Tateiwa）The scene with Sayuri Yoshinaga and Yasunori Danta on the beachgraptolith(Brush）The scene in the rice field (on the folding screen) is also very evocative.

  • Location

    Kotobiki Beach(Kotohikihama）,Tateyama(Tateiwa）Beach,graptolith(Brush）(Rice fields on the Byobu Rock) etc.

  • Other location works:
    movies

    "Nagasaki Burabura Bushi" released in 2000, the scene with Sayuri Yoshinaga and Tetsuya Watanabe is "Sunagata Beach", the scene with Sayuri Yoshinaga and Ikkei Watanabe is "Takeno Beach(Takanohama）. "

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  Okada Jun'ichi

  • Title/Movie

    "The Man They Called Pirate" released in 2016

  • Appearance

    Junichi Okada, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shota Sometani, Ryohei Suzuki, Toru Nomaguchi, Pierre Taki, Kunihiro Suda, Motosuke Iida, Takashi Kobayashi, Kenichi Yajima, Haruka Kuroki, Kazuyuki Asano, Ken Mitsuishi, Haruka Ayase, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Masaomi Kondo (special appearance), Jun Kunimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, and others

  • Points to visit
    (Shooting scene)

    The deciding factor in choosing the location was the wooden utility poles that are still installed on the coastal promenade today.
    In the story, this is used as an important scene in which Okada Junichi responds to Kondo Masaomi's words and decides to change the management policy of Kunioka Shoten in the future.

  • Location

    Kudzunohama Beach

  • Other location works:
    movies

    “Tenchi Myosai” released in 2012
    In the middle of the film, there is a scene where he eats a rice ball during his lunch break.Kotobiki Beach(Kotohikihama）" and the pine forest remains as it was at the time.