Sisam

Sep 13, 2024

1h 55m

★ 9.3

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

P.I.C.S.

Proteca

Sisam Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Kojiro

Kanichiro

Einosuke [Kojiro's older brother]

Takahiro Miura

Zensuke

Masato Wada

Young Ainu Man

Ryota Bando

Village Leader

Takahiro Hirano

Ainu Woman

Sahel Rosa

Takahiro Fujimoto

Kojiro's Childhood Friend

Kotone Furukawa

Jun Kaname

Atsushi Yamanishi

Kojiro's Mother

Yasuko Tomita

Naoto Ogata

Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband's clients. When Kasumi and her family visit Ishiyama's villa in Hokkaido, she plans to abandon them to be with Ishiyama. The next morning, her daughter Yuka disappears, which throws Kasumi's life into turmoil. Years later, Yuka remains missing, and Kasumi journeys back to Hokkaido with Utsumi, a terminally-ill former detective, and tries to follow any leads she can.

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