Issa

Movie depicts the later life of poet Issa Kobayashi. At the age of 50, he goes back to his hometown. Two years later, he marries 28-year-old Kiku. The couple go on to have three sons and one daughter, but their children all die at early ages. Due to inheritance issues with his father's property, Issa comes into conflict with his stepmother Satsu and his younger stepbrother Senroku.

Lily Franky

Issa

Tamao Nakamura

Satsu

Atsushi Ito

Senroku

Renji Ishibashi

Yagobee

Nozomi Sasaki

Kiku

Asami Mizukawa

Tao Tsuchiya

Eiji Okuda

Kaori Takahashi

• Yoshiyuki YoshimuraDirector
• Michio KashiwadaScreenplay
• Mitsugu MatsudaExecutive Producer

Release date

December 31, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 5m

Rated

G

Genres

History, Drama, Family

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