The film brought together a group of capable actors. In addition to Masahiro Motoki, the old Okuribito in the film is played by Tsutomu Yamazaki, who has extraordinary acting and strong presence, and Daigo's wife Mika is played by Ryôko Hirosue , who has now lost her idol temperament . The veteran supporting role KIMIKO YO , " Samurai no one" points "in the Takashi Sasano , also joined the film.
Music master Joe Hisaishi also produced the original soundtrack for the film. This time he composed the background music with cello as the main instrument for the film. The film director Takata Youjirou was originally a pink film. In 2001, he became famous with the dark horse " Onmyoji " at the box office . In 2003, his style changed and he produced the masterpiece " Mibu gishi den " in ancient costumes . The film won the best academy award in one fell swoop. The laurels of the film. Takita is good at handling magnificent and weird fantasy materials, and at the same time has the skill to create plain drama
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