The Lightning Tree

The Lightning Tree 2010 Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki 雷桜

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.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gneres Drama , History , Romance

Production Companies TOHO , TBS , dentsu , WOWOW , Nippan Group Holdings , The Asahi Shimbun , MBS , KADOKAWA Shoten , CBC , RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation , TC Entertainment , Tokyo FM , Yahoo! Japan , Hokkaido Broadcasting Co. , TBS Radio , IMJ Entertainment , Chugoku Broadcasting , Shizuoka Broadcasting System , Tohoku Broadcasting Co. , Sanyo Broadcasting , BROADCASTING SYSTEM OF NIIGATA

Release Date 22 October 2010

133 mins