Animation ·History ·Drama · Japan · 1994 · 1h 30m

Song of Raiyantsuuri

ライヤンツーリーのうた

Song of Raiyantsuuri poster
Director
Seiji Arihara
Cast
Kenyu Horiuchi as Wang Yingren (voice) Yoshino Takamori as Tomoko Kitabatake (voice) Aruno Tahara as Seisaku Kitabatake (voice) Kumiko Takizawa as Shige Kitabatake (voice) Teiji Ōmiya as Zenzo (voice) Hiro Yuuki as Shinichi Kitabatake (voice)
Crew
Hiroshi Isakawa — Director of Photography Harutoshi Ogata — Editor Reijirō Koroku — Original Music Composer Seiji Arihara — Screenplay Toshiaki Imaizumi — Screenplay Yoichi Takashi — Novel
Synopsis

An indentured Chinese laborer, brought to Japan to work in a coal mine during WWII, manages to escape his captors. He hides out in the Japanese countryside, so far from human habitation that he does not realize when the war ends, with ultimately tragic results.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Seiji Arihara Director Hiroshi Isakawa Director of Photography Harutoshi Ogata Editor Reijirō Koroku Original Music Composer Seiji Arihara Screenplay Toshiaki Imaizumi Screenplay Yoichi Takashi Novel
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