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Homeland

Homeland

Genres

Drama

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Jiro Sawada is a sophomore in high school when a false accusation drives him out his hometown: a small village in Fukushima Prefecture. The entire village is abandoned after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, but Jiro returns there to live. Before long, members of his family come and join him.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

01 March 2014

Country

Japan

Cast

Kenichi Matsuyama

Kenichi Matsuyama

Jiro

Seiyo Uchino

Seiyo Uchino

Souichi

Yuko Tanaka

Yuko Tanaka

Tomiko

Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Misa

Takashi Yamanaka

Takashi Yamanaka

Kitamura

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

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