
Kumamoto Stories
History
Overview
Jidai-geki period / folklore type stories that were comissioned by the Kumamoto prefacture of Kyushu island in 1996 and filmed over a period of three years. Kumamoto Monogatari is a 2002 omnibus which includes the three short films: Zuiketsu Genso: Tonkararin Yume Densetsu, Kikuchi-jo Monogatari: Sakimori-tachi no Uta, Onna Kunishuu Ikki.
Top Cast


Tohru Emori
Tohru Emori
Paekche nobleman
Tohru Emori
Paekche nobleman


Renji Ishibashi
Renji Ishibashi
Nakatomi-no-Kamatari
Renji Ishibashi
Nakatomi-no-Kamatari


Jinpachi Nezu
Jinpachi Nezu
Frontier guard
Jinpachi Nezu
Frontier guard


Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi
Naka-no-Ooe-no-Ôji
Ren Osugi
Naka-no-Ooe-no-Ôji


Kenichi Endo
Kenichi Endo
Kenichi Endo
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