Movie: Sisam

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kanichiro Sato
寛一郎

Kojiro

Takahiro Miura
三浦貴大

Einosuke [Kojiro's older brother]

Masato Wada
和田正人

Zensuke

Ryota Bando
坂東龍汰

Young Ainu Man

Takahiro Hirano
平野貴大

Village Leader

Sahel Rosa
サヘル・ローズ

Ainu Woman

Takahiro Fujimoto
藤本隆宏

Kotone Furukawa
古川琴音

Kojiro's Childhood Friend

Jun Kaname
要潤

Atsushi Yamanishi
山西惇

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    シサム

  • Overview

    A history drama portraying the confrontation between the indigenous Ainu people living on Japan’s northernmost main island—then called “Ezo” and now known as “Hokkaido”—and the “sisam”, the Ainu word for ethnic Japanese.

  • Release Date

    2024-09-13

  • Average

    9.3

  • Rating:

    4.7 starts
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    日本語
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