
A history drama portraying the confrontation between the indigenous Ainu people living on Japan’s northernmost main island—then called “Ezo” and now known as “Hokkaido”—and the “sisam”, the Ainu word for ethnic Japanese.
Cast

Kanichiro Sato
Kojiro

Takahiro Miura
Einosuke [Kojiro's older brother]

Masato Wada
Zensuke

Ryota Bando
Young Ainu Man
Takahiro Hirano
Village Leader

Sahel Rosa
Ainu Woman

Takahiro Fujimoto
Unknown

Kotone Furukawa
Kojiro's Childhood Friend

Jun Kaname
Unknown

Atsushi Yamanishi
Unknown

Yasuko Tomita
Kojiro's Mother

Naoto Ogata
Unknown
Crew
原田浩行
Casting Producer

Hiroyuki Nakao
Director

Masaya Ozaki
Screenplay
Etsuko Kimura
Editor
Miki Ogawa
Director of Photography
長谷川卓也
Assistant Director
Kenichi Kayama
Executive Producer
Riko Higa
Producer
Yukie Koga
Co-Producer
Tsuyoshi Takahashi
Costume Design, Costumer
Hajime Takagi
Sound Recordist
Takamichi Fujita
Gaffer
越智喜明
Production Manager

Miyuki Nakajima
Theme Song Performance
Kei Gotsuji
Art Direction
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