As the film begins, Takao (Akira Terao) and Michiko (Kanako Higuchi) have already pulled up their Tokyo roots and moved to a village that is Takao's ancestral home. They visit a thatched cottage that serves as a memorial shrine (amidado) for the village dead and chat with the attendant, the spry 96-year-old Oume (Tanie Kitabayashi). Together they admire the view -- from an inspiring distance. Oume, it turns out, is a kind of sage, whose thoughts and observations are a popular feature in a column in a local newsletter. Her amanuensis is a mute, sweetly smiling young woman named Sayuri (Manami Konishi), who is as devoted to Oume as Oume is to the souls of her beloved dead.
Credits
Letter from the Mountain Cast
Letter from the Mountain Crew
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Department |
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Yasushi Tsuge as Producer. |
Production |
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Shōji Ueda as Director of Photography. Shōji Ueda was 89 (87) years old when Shōji Ueda died
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Camera |
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Masato Hara as Executive Producer. He was 70 (now 92) years old
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Production |
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Yoshirō Muraki as Production Design. He was 78 (85) years old when He died
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Art |
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Miyako Araki as Producer. She was 40 (now 62) years old
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Production |
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Masatoshi Saito as Sound Effects Editor. |
Sound |
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Kenichi Benitani as Sound Editor. He was 71 (now 93) years old
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Sound |
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Tadashi Sakai as Production Design. He was 64 (now 86) years old
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Art |
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Takashi Kako as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (now 77) years old
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Sound |
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Yasushi Shiina as Executive Producer. |
Production |
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Kazuko Kurosawa as Costume Design. She was 48 (now 70) years old
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Keishi Nagi as Novel. He was 50 (now 73) years old
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Writing |
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Hideaki Yamakawa as Gaffer. He was 2 (now 24) years old
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Lighting |
