Return to Toyama (2020) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2020 · 24 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Atsushi Hirai

Starring

Shogo Yamamoto, Mayuko Hirai, Jumpei Tanaka, Hisakazu Hirai, Hiroaki Hirai, Yuriko Hirai

Takumi left Japan to pursue a life in France, much to his father’s disappointment. Years later, he returns to his hometown of Toyama, a quiet and struggling port on the north coast of Japan. The return forces him to confront his past and reconnect with his family, revealing the complexities of tradition, ambition, and the pull of home.