Sisam

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.

Director: Hiroyuki Nakao

Cast

Kanichiro Sato

Kojiro

Takahiro Miura

Einosuke [Kojiro's older brother]

Masato Wada

Zensuke

Ryota Bando

Young Ainu Man

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Takahiro Hirano

Village Leader

Sahel Rosa

Ainu Woman

Takahiro Fujimoto

Kotone Furukawa

Kojiro's Childhood Friend

Jun Kaname

Atsushi Yamanishi