The Lightning Tree

The Lightning Tree
Produced by:
TOHO
IMJ Entertainment
Tokyo FM
Chugoku Broadcasting
RSK Sanyo Broadcasting
Shizuoka Broadcasting System
Tohoku Broadcasting
Hokkaido Broadcasting
Yahoo! Japan
KADOKAWA Shoten
Nippan Group Holdings
The Asahi Shimbun
TBS Radio
WOWOW
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation
TC Entertainment
CBC
MBS
dentsu
TBS
BROADCASTING SYSTEM OF NIIGATA
Genres:
Directed by: Ryuichi Hiroki
Overview
Set during the Edo Period, a young man from a noble family meets a young woman under a special tree called "Raiou" (the tree was struck by lightning at one time with the broken part eventually sprouting out cherry blossoms). The young woman lived freely in the mountains after she was abducted as a young child. The couple soon fall in love under the Raiou tree, but become acutely aware of their different social positions & the ramifications it has on their relationship.
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