A Living Promise
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Yuma Nakahara is the CEO of an IT company and he is a workaholic. He is focused only on expanding his company. He receives a phone call from his former co-worker and friend Kouhei, but Kouhei doesn't say anything. Yuma gets the sense that something is wrong and heads to Kouhei's hometown of Shinminato, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. In Shinminato, Yuma meets other people and becomes involved in the Shinminato Hikiyama Festival. His outlook on life begins to change.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2016-01-09
Runtime: 120 mins
Director: Kan Ishibashi
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama
Original title: A Living Promise
Production Companies: 5 Nen D Gumi
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Yutaka Takenouchi
Yosuke Eguchi
Tori Matsuzaka
Yûka
Eiko Koike
Hikaru Takahashi
Jun Miho
Mikako Ichikawa
Shinosuke Tatekawa
Shigeru Muroi
Akira Emoto
Takeshi Kitano
Toshiyuki Nishida
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