The Catcher On The Shore

This drama depicts a boy's coming of age against the backdrop of Okinawa's food culture. Director Nakamura Ryugo was born in 1996. He made this film, his feature debut, when he was just fourteen years old. Okinawa has an old tradition of eating a goat for celebratory occasions. But that culture is starting to fade in urban areas. Yuto (Uehara Soji), a sixth grader living in Naha, spends his winter vacation in the countryside town where his grandparents reside. He receives a shock when he sees the goat raised by his grandfather killed by locals.

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

84 min

Cast:

Seima Gima, Susumu Taira, Soji Uehara

Quality:

HD

Director:

Ryugo Nakamura

Release:

2010

Country:

Japan

Rating:

6.0