Where The Legend Lives
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Kohei Miyazaki (Naoto Takenaka), a former railroad worker, has become obsessed with locating the ancient country of Yamatai. His obsession sprouted from a day when he discovered ancient ceramics while repairing railroad tracks. Now completely blind, Kohei relies on his wife (Sayuri Yoshinaga) to guide him through the country and read the maps in their pursuit of Yamatai.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2008-11-01
Runtime: 118 mins
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama
Original title: Where The Legend Lives
Production Companies: Toei Tokyo, Office Crescendo, Toei Company, Kinoshita Komuten, Kaga Electronics, TV Asahi, dentsu, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, T. Y. Limited, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Toei Video Company, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, THE NISHINIPPON SHIMBUN, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, Hiroshima Home Television, Hochi Shimbunsha, The Niigata Television Network 21, Nagasaki Culture Telecasting, Nagasaki Culture Telecasting, Higashi Nippon Broadcasting
Production Countries: Japan
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