Japan, Our Homeland (2006)

Original title

ふるさと-Japan

Directed by

Akio Nishizawa

Genre

anime, drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An animated film set in post-World War II Japan. It follows a young boy and his friends as they experience life in a rural schoolhouse. The story shows the impact of war on their everyday lives.

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What happens

Japan, Our Homeland (ふるさと-JAPAN, Furusato Japan; officially capitalised as JAPAN, Our Homeland) is a 2006 Japanese animated film directed by Akio Nishizawa and his second long feature film effort, after his 2004 release Nitaboh, the Shamisen Master. It premiered at the 2006 Lyon Asian Film Festival, being released theatrically in 2007 in Japan. The film was produced at the animation studio WAO World. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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