Sisam

Sisam (2024) is a drama, history film directed by Hiroyuki Nakao rated 9.3/10.

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.

Cast

Kanichiro

Kojiro

Takahiro Miura

Einosuke [Kojiro's older brother]

Masato Wada

Zensuke

Ryota Bando

Young Ainu Man

Takahiro Hirano

Village Leader

Sahel Rosa

Ainu Woman

Takahiro Fujimoto

Jun Kaname

Kotone Furukawa

Kojiro's Childhood Friend

Atsushi Yamanishi

Yasuko Tomita

Kojiro's Mother

Naoto Ogata