Kumamoto Stories (熊本物語) 23 years old

Jidai-geki period / folklore type stories that were comissioned by the Kumamoto prefacture of Kyushu island in 1996 and filmed over a period of three years. Kumamoto Monogatari is a 2002 omnibus which includes the three short films: Zuiketsu Genso: Tonkararin Yume Densetsu, Kikuchi-jo Monogatari: Sakimori-tachi no Uta, Onna Kunishuu Ikki.

Credits

Kumamoto Stories Cast

Name Character
Jinpachi Nezu He was 53, 69 years old when he died as Frontier guard
Renji Ishibashi He was 59, now 82 years old as Nakatomi-no-Kamatari
Ren Osugi He was 49, 66 years old when he died as Naka-no-Ooe-no-Ôji
Toru Emori He was 56, now 80 years old as Paekche nobleman

Kumamoto Stories Crew

Name Department
Takashi Miike as Director. He was 40 (now 63) years old Directing
Kumamoto Stories poster
Kumamoto Stories (23 years)

  • Release day: Monday, January 01, 2001
  • Runtime: 122 minutes