The Lightning Tree

(2010)

★ 7 IMDb · 8 votes

Genres: History, Drama, Romance

Year: 2010

Runtime: 133 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 廣木隆一

Cast: Ю Аой, Масаки Окада, 小出恵介, Акира Эмото, 時任三郎, Йошико Миядзаки, 和田聰宏, Кэнго Кора, 村上淳, 忍成修吾

Plot

Set during the Edo Period, a young man from a noble family meets a young woman under a special tree called "Raiou" (the tree was struck by lightning at one time with the broken part eventually sprouting out cherry blossoms). The young woman lived freely in the mountains after she was abducted as a young child. The couple soon fall in love under the Raiou tree, but become acutely aware of their different social positions & the ramifications it has on their relationship.