The Catcher On The Shore
2010•1h 24m•6.0•Released
Drama
This drama depicts a boy's coming of age against the backdrop of Okinawa's food culture. Director Nakamura Ryugo was born in 1996. He made this film, his feature debut, when he was just fourteen years old. Okinawa has an old tradition of eating a goat for celebratory occasions. But that culture is starting to fade in urban areas. Yuto (Uehara Soji), a sixth grader living in Naha, spends his winter vacation in the countryside town where his grandparents reside. He receives a shock when he sees the goat raised by his grandfather killed by locals.
Director
Ryugo Nakamura
Languages
Japanese
Cast
Seima Gima
Susumu Taira
Soji Uehara
Taeko Yoshida
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