Movie Details
Original Language:Japanese
Cast & Crew
N
Naoshi Sato
as Himself
Y
Yoko Kwon
Producer
Y
Yoko Gon
Producer
M
Masaharu Fukui
Cinematography
H
Hideki Kaneko
Cinematography
Y
Yuta Sakaguchi
Cinematography
The Roots
StarringNaoshi Sato
DirectorKaoru Ikeya
1 hr 58 minDocumentary
Plot
Naoshi is a hale old man of 79 from the Kesen district of Iwate Prefecture who has spent his whole life working as a woodcutter and carpenter When the tsunami hit in March 2011 the wooden beams of his house didnt even warp after water reached the second floor although his son was washed away and drowned in the flood Naoshi is determined to rebuild his house in the exact same spot to live out his days in the place he was born and continue to honour his sons memory
