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Wandering Home (2010)

Wandering Home poster
Original title
酔いがさめたら、うちに帰ろう。
Directed by
Yōichi Higashi
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
G
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An alcoholic man is admitted to a psychiatric ward by his family. The story follows his struggles with addiction and his path toward recovery.

introspectivemelancholicquietrawunderstatedemotionally heavygrounded

What happens

Wandering Home (Japanese: 酔いがさめたら、うちに帰ろう。, Hepburn: Yoi ga sametara, uchi ni kaero; lit. I'll Get Home When Sober) is a 2010 Japanese comedy drama film directed by Yōichi Higashi. It was adapted by Higashi from an autobiographical novel of the same name by former war photographer Yutaka Kamoshida. The film tells the story of an alcoholic man admitted to a psychiatric ward by his family. It stars Tadanobu Asano in the lead role, in addition to Hiromi Nagasaku, Yosuke Fujioka, Kurea Mori and Yoshiko Kayama. Pascals composed the film's score, while its theme song "Let's Live Proudly" was performed by Kiyoshiro Imawano. Wandering Home was theatrically released by Bitters End on December 4, 2010, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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