As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna's humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo.
Rina Takeda
Haruna
Shima Onishi
Kudo
Min Tanaka
Grandpa
Hitoshi Murakami
Akira
Sachi Ishimaru
Kotomi
Christopher Pellegrini
Michael
Keisuke Yamamoto
Tamura
Naomi Kawase
Dr. Amamiya
Ryu Morioka
Shuji
Ren Kido
Alan
The Tale of Iya is a drama, fantasy, mystery film released in 2013 exploring themes of mountain village, rural, tokushima, japan. Directed by Tetsuichirô Tsuta, it stars Rina Takeda, Shima Onishi, Min Tanaka. As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna's humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo.
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