Salt of the Earth
5.1
Season 1
45 min
S1 · E1 · Feb 16, 2014
Episode 1 Episode 1
45 min
S1 · E2 · Feb 23, 2014
Episode 2 Episode 2
45 min
S1 · E3 · Mar 2, 2014
Episode 3 Episode 3
45 min
S1 · E4 · Mar 9, 2014
Episode 4 Episode 4
S1 · E5
Episode 5
soon5 episodes in Season 1
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Kensaku Kamimura is an archeologist. He makes a discovery that overturns history. Kensaku's discovery proves humans existed in Japan at a time where it was previously thought they did not. The small village of Shiona, where Kensaku made his discovery, also feels an influx of new people coming to the area. Kensaku's discovery is to be written into textbooks with the help of editor Rina Sakuma. Rina becomes attracted to Kensaku as they spend time together. Meanwhile, the bone of a female student is discovered at an excavation site where Kensaku works. The female student went missing 13 years ago. Detective Taichi Yukinaga, who worked on the case back then, resumes his investigation. A scholar visits Rina and tells her that Kensaku's discovery has been manipulated.
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Cast
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Yo Oizumi
Kensaku Kamimura
Known for
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
Yasuko Matsuyuki
Rina Sakuma
Known for
Fullmetal Alchemist
Vexille
Seiichi Tanabe
Taiichi Yukinaga
Known for
Ring 0
My Love Mix-Up!
Kei Tanaka
Yoshiaki Baba
Known for
Good Morning Call
Rent-a-Cat
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Known for
The Cat Returns
Tokyo Vice
Itsuji Itao
Michio Kashiwada
Known for
Tokyo Gore Police
Air Doll
Takanori Jinnai
Zenzou Sawawatari
Known for
1 Litre of Tears
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Hiromi Iwasaki
Saeko Beimatsu
Also in
Only Yesterday
Futarikko
Masane Tsukayama
Eijiro Hiyama
Known for
Kaiji
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Kosuke Suzuki Director · Yumiko Inoue Writer Takatsugu Muramatsu Composer
Total runtime 4h 10m · Episode length 50 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
February 16, 2014
Final episode
March 9, 2014
Status
Ended
Network
WOWOW Prime
Country
Japan
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
50 min
Total runtime
4h 10m
Original language
Japanese
Production
WOWOW
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
地の塩
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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