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Homesick

2019 · 28 min

A quiet, somber wander through a forbidden landscape, carrying the weight of loss and a fragile bond.

Directed by
Koya Kamura
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shota Ikoma, Tasuku Nagaoka, Yuki Sakurai
Overview
Two years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Murai braves danger and wanders through the no-go zone in order to spend time with Jun, his eight-year-old son.

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Directed by
Koya Kamura
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shota Ikoma, Tasuku Nagaoka, Yuki Sakurai
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • grief
    • isolation
    • survival
    • parenthood
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Koya Kamura
    Written by
    Koya Kamura
    Starring
    Shota Ikoma, Tasuku Nagaoka, Yuki Sakurai
    Cinematography
    Kanamé Onoyama
    Runtime
    28 min
    Country
    France, Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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