Where The Legend Lives
5.9
Kohei Miyazaki (Naoto Takenaka), a former railroad worker, has become obsessed with locating the ancient country of Yamatai. His obsession sprouted from a day when he discovered ancient ceramics while repairing railroad tracks. Now completely blind, Kohei relies on his wife (Sayuri Yoshinaga) to guide him through the country and read the maps in their pursuit of Yamatai.
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Sayuri Yoshinaga
Known for
Buddha: The Great Departure
The Makioka Sisters
Naoto Takenaka
Known for
Shinjuku Incident
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Also in
Television ga Kureta Yume
Naoya Kinoshita
Kôhei Miyazaki
Yosuke Kubozuka
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Giri/Haji
Shizuka Ōishi
Riuko Tominaga
Toru Kazama
Known for
I Am a Hero
Mitsuru Hirata
Known for
The Asadas!
Fukushima 50
Kimimaro Ayanokôji
Ayabasan
Tomoka Kurotani
Known for
Erased
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Yukihiko Tsutsumi Director · Shizuka Oishi Screenplay Michiru Oshima Composer
Worldwide gross $8.5M · First release November 1, 2008 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$8,519,868
Production
Toei Tokyo
Production
Office Crescendo
Production
Toei Company
Production
Kinoshita Komuten
Production
Kaga Electronics
Production
TV Asahi
Production
dentsu
Production
Yomiuri Shimbun Company
Production
T. Y. Limited
Production
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Production
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Production
Toei Video Company
Production
Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting
Production
THE NISHINIPPON SHIMBUN
Production
Hokkaido Television Broadcasting
Production
Hiroshima Home Television
Production
Hochi Shimbunsha
Production
The Niigata Television Network 21
Production
Nagasaki Culture Telecasting
Production
Higashi Nippon Broadcasting
Production
Nagasaki Cultural Telecasting Co. (NCC)
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
まぼろしの邪馬台国
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 1, 2008
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No release date listed for United States.
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