The Takatsu River
高津川
The Takatsu River at FMovies. Set along the river basin of Shimane Prefeture's Takatsu River, a government-protected river, this drama portrays various people living in an area burdened by decreasing population as they carry on the tradition of "Kagura" Shinto music and dance which is said to be the roots of Kabuki. Directing from his own screenplay is Nishikori Yoshinari of Railways. Saito Manabu (Komoto Masahiro) operates a ranch on a mountain and worries his son Tatsuya (Ishikawa Raizo) has been making a habit of skipping Kagura practice. Then Manabu learns his alma mater elementary school will be closed down.
- Genre: Drama
- Country: Japan
- Director: Yoshinari Nishikôri
- Cast: Masahiro Koumoto, Naho Toda, Ito Ohno, Hiromasa Taguchi, Chōei Takahashi, Tomoko Naraoka, Kanta Ogata, Misayo Haruki, Kazuma Sano, Yurie Midori, Kohki Okada, Akira Hamada,
