Film about 'phantom snake' highlights plight of rural areas | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Tomoki Imai said he was playing with stones as a child when he came across a legendary creature that encompasses people’s “respect and fear” for nature.

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