Overview

Takeshiro Matsuura was a Japanese explorer who was the first person to document the inner reaches of what is now known as Hokkaido. He explored the area extensively during the mid 19th century and created a map of the island that included parts which had been ignored by earlier cartographers. He visited Ainu communities and compiled records of the large numbers of the population who had been conscripted for forced labor far from their homes. Matsuura suggested the name Hokkaido for the area

Genres

Cast

Jun Matsumoto

Matsuura Takeshiro

Kyoko Fukada

Lyce of Ainu

Takashi Ukaji

Ekashi

Yosuke Eguchi

Okubo Toshimichi

Fumiyo Kohinata

Nabeshima Naomasa

Masanori Ishii

Horii Izumonokami

Toshio Kakei

Abe Masahiro

Masahiko Nishimura

Sajima Kageyu

Ayumu Saito

Minatoya Hikobe

Saburo Ishikura

Shindo Sashichiro

Yoshiki Arizono

Rokunosuke