Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari

Animation, Drama, History · 2008

The film is based on the true story of Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942), a civil engineer who traveled to Japanese-ruled Taiwan in 1910 to build a complex irrigation system in the barren southwest. Hatta manages to overcome the initial doubts of local farmers, but a tragic tunnel accident eventually halts the project and shakes his confidence.

Starring

Noboru Ishiguro, Kazuhiko Inoue, Noboru Ishiguro, Yutaka Nakano, Toru Noguchi, Reijirō Koroku, Yo Hitoto

Director

Noboru Ishiguro