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The Lightning Tree
70%
Movie
2h 13m
AI Analysis
The Lightning Tree (2010) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Lightning Tree (2010) — a movie tagged as History, Drama, and Romance with epic and emotional moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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 c… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~133 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Lightning Tree 70% (8 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
The Lightning Tree is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
70%
from 8 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2010-10-22
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 138248
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What is The Lightning Tree about?
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 spro... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Lightning Tree?
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How long is the movie The Lightning Tree?
The official runtime for The Lightning Tree is approximately 133 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Yu Aoi
Rai / Yu
Masaki Okada
Narimichi
Keisuke Koide
Sukejiro Seta
Akira Emoto
Kakunoshi Enokido
Saburo Tokito
Riemon
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Tae
Soko Wada
Suketarou Seta
Kengo Kora
Tomozou
Jun Murakami
Rokurouhutoshi Ikanai
Shugo Oshinari
Tetsunosuke Imaizumi
Ryuya Wakaba
Hideosuke Sakakibara
Tasuku Emoto
Shigezi
Ren Osugi
Sennokai Takayama
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Ienari Tokugaa
Bengal
Monnosuke Hayasaka
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Bunnosusumu Tadokoro
Risa Sudou
Ohatsu
Hiroshi Yamamoto
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