Home from the Sea (1972)

Original title

故郷

Directed by

Yōji Yamada

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple on a small island in Japan makes a living hauling rocks by boat to construction sites. The film shows the couple working together and facing the slow disappearance of their traditional way of life.

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What happens

Home from the Sea (Japanese: 故郷, Hepburn: Furusato) is a 1972 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada and co-written by Yamada with Akira Miyazaki. Set on a small island in the Seto Inland Sea, the film follows the struggles of Seichi and Minko, a couple making a living by transporting rocks by boat and dumping them at construction sites. The film addresses their precarious livelihood and vanishing way of life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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