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Movie: Where The Legend Lives
Romaji: Maboroshi no Yamataikoku
Japanese: まぼろしの邪馬台国
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Writer: Shizuka Oishi, Kohei Miyazaki
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: November 1, 2008
Runtime:
Studio: Toei Company
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Yohei (Naoto Takenaka), a former railroad worker, has become obsessed with discovering the ancient country of Yamataikoku. His obsession sprouted from a day when he discovered ancient ceramics while repairing railroad tracks.

Now completely blind, Yohei relies on his wife (Sayuri Yoshinaga) to guide him through the country and read the maps in their pursuit of Yamataikoku.

Notes

Based on the best selling novel by Kohei Miyazaki published in 1967.
Canadian singer Celine Dion's "A World To Believe In ~Himiko Fantasia~" appears in the movie (revised & sung in Japanese by Celine Dion).
Yamataikoku was an ancient country in Japan (known then as Wa/Wakoku) during the late Yayoi period. The Queen at the time, Queen Himiko (who was thought to be a shaman), resided in Yamataikoku. The exact location of Yamataikoku is not known and is a hot topic for historians to this day.

Cast


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Naoto Takenaka	Sayuri Yoshinaga
Yohei	Yohei's wife / Queen Himiko


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Yosuke Kubozuka	Toru Kazama	Mitsuru Hirata	Tomoka Kurotani	Yumi Asou	Kanako Yanagihara


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Kimimaro Ayanokoji	Mansaku Fuwa	Atsushi Onita	Karen Miyazaki	Nobuto Okamoto	Yoshihiko Otsuki