
Fire Festival
Drama
Overview
Tatsuo, a reverent lumberjack, seeks to disrupt plans to build a marine park on his family land, instead promoting his traditions in reactionary ways.
Top Cast


Kinya Kitaoji
Kinya Kitaoji
Tatsuo
Kinya Kitaoji
Tatsuo


Kiwako Taichi
Kiwako Taichi
Kimiko
Kiwako Taichi
Kimiko


Norihei Miki
Norihei Miki
Yamakawa
Norihei Miki
Yamakawa


Junko Miyashita
Junko Miyashita
Sachiko
Junko Miyashita
Sachiko


Aiko Morishita
Aiko Morishita
Nursery school teacher
Aiko Morishita
Nursery school teacher


Rikiya Yasuoka
Rikiya Yasuoka
Toshio
Rikiya Yasuoka
Toshio


Aoi Nakajima
Aoi Nakajima
Kimiko's sister
Aoi Nakajima
Kimiko's sister


Ippei Souda
Ippei Souda
Ippei Souda


Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Tatsuo's Mother
Kin Sugai
Tatsuo's Mother


Gōzō Sōma
Gōzō Sōma
Gōzō Sōma
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