9.0Hometown · 1983
Hometown (1983) is a film directed by Seijiro Koyama, starring Yoshi Katō, Hiroyuki Nagato, Fumie Kashiyama.
9.0Overview
Deep in the mountains of Japan a dam is scheduled to be built, thus forcing a relocation of the farmers. One of them is 78-year-old Denzo, whose son and his wife consider him senile. Left alone, he befriends a young boy, Sentaro, who has heard that the old man was once a great angler. The unlikely pair spend lots of happy time together, until Denzo has a heart attack and dies far upstream. The dam is completed and the entire area is inundated. Everyone will move away, except Denzo.
Cast
Yoshi Katō, Hiroyuki Nagato, Fumie Kashiyama, Susumu Asai, Gin Maeda, Kirin Kiki, Tokue Hanazawa, Kōjirō Kusanagi
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What is "Hometown" about?
Deep in the mountains of Japan a dam is scheduled to be built, thus forcing a relocation of the farmers. One of them is 78-year-old Denzo, whose son and his wife consider him senile. Left alone, he befriends a young boy, Sentaro, who has heard that the old man was once a great angler. The unlikely pair spend lots of happy time together, until Denzo has a heart attack and dies far upstream. The dam is completed and the entire area is inundated. Everyone will move away, except Denzo.
When was "Hometown" released?
Hometown was released in 1983.
Who stars in "Hometown"?
The cast includes Yoshi Katō, Hiroyuki Nagato, Fumie Kashiyama, Susumu Asai.
