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2022

Sanka

Sanka : Nomads of the Mountain

山歌

(c)ROKUJI CINEMA ORGANIZATION

(c)ROKUJI CINEMA ORGANIZATION

(c)ROKUJI CINEMA ORGANIZATION

(c)ROKUJI CINEMA ORGANIZATION

(c)ROKUJI CINEMA ORGANIZATION

(c)ROKUJI CINEMA ORGANIZATION

(c)ROKUJI CINEMA ORGANIZATION

(c)ROKUJI CINEMA ORGANIZATION

(c)ROKUJI CINEMA ORGANIZATION

(c)ROKUJI CINEMA ORGANIZATION

Release Date
April, 22nd, 2022
Running Time
77 min
Genre
Drama , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (Blu-ray)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

ROKUJI CINEMA ORGANIZATION

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

MAGIC HOUR

[ Story ]

Vivid coming-of-age drama about the summertime experiences of a solitary boy, inspired by the nomadic Sanka who once lived in Japan's mountains. Directed by Sasatani Ryohei, whose films deal with the ways people living in nature.
The summer of 1965. Middle schooler Norio (Sugita Rairu) arrives in the provincial mountains from Tokyo, and in the neighboring mountain he meets Shozo (Shibukawa Kiyohiko) and his daughter Hana (Komukai Naru), who live as nomads. Norio faces intense pressure to study from his father and grandmother and is strongly drawn the Sanka lifestyle in the mountains.

[ Official Site ]

https://www.sanka-film.com

[ Contact (International) ]

SASATANI Ryohei
E-mail: sasatanichez@gmail.com

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