Where The Legend Lives
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- Movie: Where The Legend Lives
- Romaji: Maboroshi no Yamataikoku
- Japanese: まぼろしの邪馬台国
- Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
- Writer: Shizuka Oishi, Kohei Miyazaki
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- Release Date: November 1, 2008
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- Studio: Toei Company
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Yohei (Naoto Takenaka), a former railroad worker, has become obsessed with discovering the ancient country of Yamataikoku. His obsession sprouted from a day when he discovered ancient ceramics while repairing railroad tracks.
Now completely blind, Yohei relies on his wife (Sayuri Yoshinaga) to guide him through the country and read the maps in their pursuit of Yamataikoku.
Notes
- Based on the best selling novel by Kohei Miyazaki published in 1967.
- Canadian singer Celine Dion's "A World To Believe In ~Himiko Fantasia~" appears in the movie (revised & sung in Japanese by Celine Dion).
- Yamataikoku was an ancient country in Japan (known then as Wa/Wakoku) during the late Yayoi period. The Queen at the time, Queen Himiko (who was thought to be a shaman), resided in Yamataikoku. The exact location of Yamataikoku is not known and is a hot topic for historians to this day.
Cast
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| Naoto Takenaka | Sayuri Yoshinaga |
| Yohei | Yohei's wife / Queen Himiko |
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| Yosuke Kubozuka | Toru Kazama | Mitsuru Hirata | Tomoka Kurotani | Yumi Asou | Kanako Yanagihara |
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| Kimimaro Ayanokoji | Mansaku Fuwa | Atsushi Onita | Karen Miyazaki | Nobuto Okamoto | Yoshihiko Otsuki |
Additional Cast Members:
- Hitoshi Kusano
- Hisashi Igawa
- Ren Osugi
- Kimiko Yo
- Toru Emori
- Manami Tanabe
- Seijun Nobukawa
- Bengal
- Arata Saeki
- Ryuichi Katsu
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