The Lightning Tree

Set during the Edo Period, a young man from a noble family meets a young woman under a special tree called "Raiou" (the tree was struck by lightning at one time with the broken part eventually sprouting out cherry blossoms). The young woman lived freely in the mountains after she was abducted as a young child. The couple soon fall in love under the Raiou tree, but become acutely aware of their different social positions & the ramifications it has on their relationship.

Production Companies

TOHOIMJ Entertainment

Tokyo FMChugoku BroadcastingRSK Sanyo BroadcastingSanyo BroadcastingShizuoka Broadcasting System

Television Niigata NetworkTohoku Broadcasting Co.

Hokkaido Broadcasting Co.

Yahoo! Japan

KADOKAWA Shoten

Nippan Group Holdings

The Asahi Shimbun

TBS Radio

WOWOW

RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation

TC Entertainment

CBC

MBS

dentsu

TBS