Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in association with Japan Foundation, Sydney will be hosting a number of film screenings to coincide with the Manga Hokusai Manga exhibition. Please note: This film is in Japanese language with English subtitles.

One morning Shinnosuke and his parents have the exact same dream. Shinnosuke becomes entranced with the “pretty lady” from that dream, his dog Shiro also seems to have had the same dream and begins digging a hole in the yard. Inside the hole, the two buddies discover a wooden box written by Shinnosuke—however, the letter says it was written in the second year of the Tensho era (1574)!

The whole Nohara family, including Shiro the dog, are mysteriously transported to the Tensho era, in the middle of the Warring States period. Will they manage to find their way back to the present day while helping their new-found samurai friends?

Director: Keiichi HARA
Script: Keiichi HARA
Based on the manga by: Yoshihito USUI
Cinematography: Toshiyuki UMEDA
Art Direction: Toru KOGA, Toshiyuki SHIMIZU
Music: Toshiyuki ARAKAWA, Shiro HAMAGUCHI