Raiyantsuuri no Uta

Synopsis

An indentured Chinese laborer, brought to Japan to work in a coal mine during WWII, manages to escape his captors. He hides out in the Japanese countryside, so far from human habitation that he does not realize when the war ends, with ultimately tragic results. Based on a story by Yoichi Takashi.

Characters & Voice Actors

Tomoko KitabatakeMain

Yoshino TakamoriJP

Wang YingrenMain

Kenyuu HoriuchiJP

Tomoko no HahaSupporting

Sayuri SadaokaJP

Toshiko-senseiSupporting

Rica FukamiJP

Shinichi KitabatakeSupporting

Hiro YuukiJP

Kiyosaku KitabatakeSupporting

Aruno TaharaJP

Shige KitabatakeSupporting

Kumiko TakizawaJP

ZenzouSupporting

Teiji OomiyaJP

Staff

Yoshino TakamoriTheme Song Performance (ED)

Mitsuki NakamuraArt

Seiji AriharaScript

Seiji AriharaDirector

Takaya Ono Animation Director

Harutoshi OgataEditing

Hiroshi IsakawaPhotography

Toshiaki ImaizumiScript

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