
Silence Has No Wings
Drama
Overview
After a young boy captures a rare butterfly in Nagasaki, a caterpillar begins a relay-trip toward the northern tip of Hokkaido, serving as a silent witness to a series of vignettes featuring people struggling with the psychological and social scars of post-war Japan.
Top Cast


Mariko Kaga
Mariko Kaga
Mariko Kaga


Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato


Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa


Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe


Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka


Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura


Toshie Kimura
Toshie Kimura
Toshie Kimura


Yukio Ninagawa
Yukio Ninagawa
Yukio Ninagawa
Masahiko Naruse
Masahiko Naruse
Masahiko Naruse


Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
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