Main trailer and poster added for movie “Taiga e no Michi” starring Kiichi Nakai, Kenichi Matsuyama, & Keiko Kitagawa. Caption on the main poster states “The surprising secret that is hidden on the first Japanese map?” The film revolves around a city sponsoring a drama series about famous local historical figure Tadataka Ino. During the making of the drama series, they uncover a secret about him. Also, the movie’s theme song has been revealed as “Michi” by Koji Tamaki. Theme song “Michi” also plays in the main trailer.
“Taiga e no Michi” will be released May 20, 2022 in Japan.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: In the present day, the local government of Katori City is in the process of sponsoring a taiga drama about its famous historical figure Tadataka Ino, who is known for being the first person to make a map of Japan in 1821. During the process of of making the drama series, a surprising fact is discovered about the first map. That fact is that Tadataka Ino was not the person who made the first Japanese map.
In the Edo period, Tadataka Ino dies while surrounded by his pupils. He dies without seeing the completion of the first Japanese map. At that time, one of his pupils states that he is still alive for a while. His pupils then carry out a secret operation to complete the first Japanese map.
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