JAPAN, Our Homeland (2007) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2007 · 97 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Akio Nishizawa

Starring

Subaru Kimura, Masaki Terasoma, Yoji Ueda, Hikari Yono, Takaya Hashi, Sayuri Sadaoka

Set in 1956, the tenth year after Japan’s defeat in World II, the film shows a nation emerging from post‑war poverty and re‑entering the global community. In old downtown Tokyo, a teacher and her pupils work to preserve Doyo—traditional children’s songs—believing they embody the core of Japanese cultural identity for future generations.