
Sisam
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.
Top Billed Cast

Kanichiro Sato
Kojiro

Takahiro Miura
Einosuke [Kojiro's older brother]

Masato Wada
Zensuke

Ryota Bando
Young Ainu Man
Takahiro Hirano
Village Leader
Featured Crew

Hiroyuki Nakao
Director

Masaya Ozaki
Screenplay
原田浩行
Casting Producer
Kenichi Kayama
Executive Producer
Riko Higa
Producer
Yukie Koga
Co-Producer
Miki Ogawa
Director of Photography
Kei Gotsuji
Art Direction
Etsuko Kimura
Editor

Miyuki Nakajima
Theme Song Performance
長谷川卓也
Assistant Director
越智喜明
Production Manager