Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

Dec 9, 2017

2h 9m

★ 7.4

Overview

Set in an alternate universe, the ancient capital of Kamakura is a vibrant town where fantastical creatures live alongside humans. Akiko is a cheerful publishing assistant who moves into town after marrying Masakazu, a popular mystery writer. Akiko is surprised by the unusual town but enjoys the new curiosities surrounding her. However, just as she was beginning to settle in, a trifling incident sweeps her spirit to the underworld too soon. Convinced that destiny has something else in store for his wife, Masakazu journeys into the underworld to bring back Akiko’s spirit.

Genres

Mystery

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

TOHO

Robot Communications

Abe Shuji

Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company

Culture Entertainment

dentsu

jeki

Fukuoka Broadcasting System

Futabasha

Hiroshima Telecasting

Horipro

Miyagi Television Broadcasting

Nippon Broadcasting System

Pony Canyon

Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company

Shirogumi

Shizuoka Daiichi Television

Yomiuri Shimbun Company

VAP

Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura Trailers

Cast

Masakazu Isshiki

Masato Sakai

Akiko Isshiki

Mitsuki Takahata

Honda

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Grim Reaper

Sakura Ando

Binbogami

Min Tanaka

Kin

Tamao Nakamura

Satoko Honda

Mikako Ichikawa

Hiroshi

Tsuyoshi Muro

Detective Inari

Jun Kaname

Detective Kawahara

Koji Ohkura

Detective Osoreyama

Hiroshi Kanbe

Chief Daibutsu

Jun Kunimura

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