The Road to the Great River
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Released and distributed by: Shochiku
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*Information as of February 2023.
200 years since the first map of Japan was completed, astonishing the world.
What was the surprising truth that the city hall staff development team, who were planning a historical drama about the local hero, Ino Tadataka, discovered?
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It will be screened on Sunday, March 2023, 3 at the Tango Film Lovers Theater Project (No. 5) at the Tango Cultural Center in Kyoto Prefecture.
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● Contact information
Kyoto Prefecture Tango Cultural Center (Tel: 0772-62-5200)
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- Release (broadcast) year
- January 2022
- Date of shooting or release
- January 2021
- Director Name
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Kenji Nakanishi
Japanese film director. In 1983, he won an award at PFF83 for "To Mariko." After graduating from the Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo, he first stepped onto the scene as a director on "This Love Story," directed by Toshio Masuda. In 1996, he directed his first TV drama, "Thursday Ghost Story: Ghost Hunter Saki." He served as assistant director on "Financial Corruption Archipelago: Curse" (directed by Masato Harada) and "Women in the Mirror" (directed by Yoshishige Yoshida). After working as assistant director on "Jirochou Sangokushi," directed by Masahiko Makino, he made his long-awaited debut as a film director with "The Blue Bird." His subsequent directorial works include "After the Flowers" and "Gears of Love."
- Performer
Yasuji Ikemoto / Kageyasu Takahashi: Kiichi Nakai
Hiroaki Kinoshita / Matayoshi: Kenichi Matsuyama
Eimi Kobayashi / Ray: Keiko Kitagawa
Tomomi Anno / Toyo: Yukino Kishii
Osamu Kagami / Shubu Kakunoshin: Masato Wada
Akira Yoshiyama / Yoshinosuke: Mio Tanaka
Yusuke Yamamoto / Yuzo: Takuya Mizoguchi
Ume-san / Umeyasu: Shinosuke Tatekawa
Santaro Yamagami / Saburo Kanda: Masahiko Nishimura
Yoshihisa Wada / Zen'emon Watanuki: Mitsuru Hirata
Governor of Chiba Prefecture / Tokugawa Ienari: Masao Kusakari
Kozo Kato / Priest of Genkuji Temple: Isao HashizumeAnd others.
Filming location of this work
●A beach scene with a surveying team including Takahashi Kageyasu (Nakai Kiichi), Matayoshi (Matsuyama Kenichi), Osamu Kakunoshin (Wada Masato), and Watanuki Zen'emon (Hirata Mitsuru).
■TrailerPart of this scene is in the video (0:32, 0:38)
●A scene with Kato Kozo (Hashizume Isao), Ikemoto Yasuji (Nakai Kiichi), and Kinoshita Hiroaki (Matsuyama Kenichi).
San'in Coast GeoparkKnown in the area as the singing sand beach"Kotobiki Beach"Located on the east side ofBeach in the Play AreaIn the summer, a campsite is set up in the pine forest overlooking the sea. Many movies and TV dramas are filmed on the beach in the Kakezu area on the west side.
●A beach scene with a surveying team including Takahashi Kageyasu (Nakai Kiichi), Matayoshi (Matsuyama Kenichi), Osamu Kakunoshin (Wada Masato), and Watanuki Zen'emon (Hirata Mitsuru).
It is a nature trail along the coast that leads to "Mitsu no Misaki," the location where the scene in the film was shot, starring Kanda Saburo (played by Nishimura Masahiko).San'in Coast Geotrail CourseIt is also part of.
●Scene with Kanda Saburo (Nishimura Masahiko).
The cape beyond Mitsu fishing port is a popular spot for filming movies and dramas, known only to a select few.San'in Coast Geotrail CourseIt is also part of.
■Special Edition PreviewA portion of this scene is in the video (0:22)
●A scene in which a surveying team consisting of Takahashi Kageyasu (Nakai Kiichi), Matayoshi (Matsuyama Kenichi), Osamu Kakunoshin (Wada Masato), and Watanuki Zen'emon (Hirata Mitsuru) are moving with surveying equipment in the middle of a heavy storm.
■TrailerA portion of this scene is in the video (0:54)
On the day of the shoot, the area was hit hard by Typhoon No. 9, and the shoot had to be done in one take amidst fierce gales.
Immediately after filming ended, the numbers coming out from the observation point in the same area were:The maximum instantaneous wind speed of 37.6 m/s was recorded, the highest in recorded history, and was reported on the national news on the day.It was also featured in.
●A scene with Ikemoto Yasuji (Nakai Kiichi) and Kinoshita Hiroaki (Matsuyama Kenichi) in a port town they visit.
Located in the northernmost town of the Tango Peninsula in Kyoto Prefecture, the town is known for its difficult-to-read name.TaizaIn the winter,Taiza CrabThe town is bustling as a fishing port. The photo was taken at the "Crab Market," which is equipped with the latest hygiene management facilities and was completed at the end of the Reiwa era.Maijin Fishing Port Hygiene Management Type Cargo Handling Station" Next toBottom trawlerIt was held at the wharf.
