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The Tale of Iya

祖谷物語―おくのひと―
2013 170 min Drama · Fantasy · Mystery

Workmen’s jackhammers shudder at dawn outside a tunnel mouth. A Tokyo salaryman watches a girl lead an old man through poisoned bamboo. His city shadow dissolves with each step. Tsuta’s quiet fable drifts like pollen on still air.

Directed by Tetsuichirô Tsuta · Written by Tetsuichirô Tsuta, Masayuki Ueda, Masaya Kawamura

Starring Rina Takeda, Shima Onishi, Min Tanaka, Hitoshi Murakami, Sachi Ishimaru, Christopher Pellegrini

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