| Title: | Furusato Japan
Furusato JAPAN (Japanese)
JAPAN, notre Enfance (French)
Japonia – moja ojczyzna (Polish)
La Chorale (French)
Le voci della nostra infanzia (Italian)
Mein Heimatland Japan (German)
Япония, наше отечество (Russian)
ふるさと-JAPAN (Japanese)
故鄉之歌 (Chinese (Taiwan))
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2007, High School, Historical, Modern, Movie
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It was the spring of 1956 (the 31st year of the Showa Era), roughly 10 years after the end of the Pacific War - a time when Japan was just recovering from the post-war poverty. A new teacher named Rieko Sakamoto is assigned to an elementary school in Kiba, downtown Tokyo. At the same time, Shizu Miyanaga, a transfer student from Kobe, joins the class #4 of the 6th grade. Shizu is a bright, pretty girl who dreams to become a singer. Blessed with both athletic and academic abilities, Shizu quickly becomes the center of everyone’s attention in the class. Akira, the son of a joiner and also the class president, starts to develop a special feeling for Shizu...
Animation Production by Wao World.
A 96-min movie released in July 2007.
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It was the spring of 1956 (the 31st year of the Showa Era), roughly 10 years after the end of the Pacific War - a time when Japan was just recovering from the post-war poverty. A new teacher named Rieko Sakamoto is assigned to an elementary school in Kiba, downtown Tokyo. At the same time, Shizu Miyanaga, a transfer student from Kobe, joins the class #4 of the 6th grade. Shizu is a bright, pretty girl who dreams to become a singer. Blessed with both athletic and academic abilities, Shizu quickly becomes the center of everyone’s attention in the class. Akira, the son of a joiner and also the class president, starts to develop a special feeling for Shizu...
Animation Production by Wao World.
A 96-min movie released in July 2007.
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 Jan-Chan
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Furusato Japan
Ten years after loosing the war, Japan is a tattered and troubled country. But life goes on and kids still grow up, attend school and struggle to fit in. Three students attending a public high school share their lives as they balance life and school issues.
With no comedy and only a little drama, this slice-of-life story tells a tale of what life like back in 1956, At time very different from the life experienced by the students of today.
I suspect that one has to be Japanese to be touched by the obviously deep and significant message hidden in this story. But I am not Japanese, so the message is lost and what's left is a vaguely interesting historical drama documenting a difficult time in Japanese history.
Last updated Sunday, July 11 2010. Created Sunday, July 11 2010.
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