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Home from the Sea

Original title: Furusato
  • 19721972
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
295
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Chieko Baishô and Hisashi Igawa in Home from the Sea (1972)
  • Drama
On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land the... Read allOn a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land they call home, and the simple life they lead. But rapid industrial growth makes it all but i... Read allOn a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land they call home, and the simple life they lead. But rapid industrial growth makes it all but impossible to continue their chosen living style, and they are forced to leave their belove... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
295
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Writers
    • Akira Miyazaki(screenplay)
    • Yôji Yamada(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Hisashi Igawa
    • Chieko Baishô
    • Chishû Ryû
Top credits
  • Director
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Writers
    • Akira Miyazaki(screenplay)
    • Yôji Yamada(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Hisashi Igawa
    • Chieko Baishô
    • Chishû Ryû
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    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Chieko Baishô and Hisashi Igawa in Home from the Sea (1972)
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    Hisashi Igawa
    Hisashi Igawa
    • Seiichi Ishizakias Seiichi Ishizaki
    Chieko Baishô
    • Tamiko Ishizakias Tamiko Ishizaki
    Chishû Ryû
    Chishû Ryû
    • Senzô Ishizakias Senzô Ishizaki
    Gin Maeda
    • Kenji Ishizakias Kenji Ishizaki
    Mayumi Ito
    Kiyoshi Atsumi
    Kiyoshi Atsumi
    • Matsushitaas Matsushita
    Yuriko Abe
    Yuriko Abe
    Chiaki Ito
    Tooru Iwasaki
    Hiro Kasai
    Ken'ichi Matsuno
    Toshiya Sugita
    Reiko Tajima
    Reiko Tajima
    Sen Yano
    • Director
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Akira Miyazaki(screenplay)
      • Yôji Yamada(screenplay) (story)
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    Top review
    10/10
    One of my top 10, maybe 5
    It's a bit risky to give an unqualified thumbs up to any film -- there are pros out there who could slice me and dice me and serve me for lunch. Nevertheless, this time I'm playing it straight. This was one of the greatest films in my experience.

    I saw it once, probably in 1973, on impulse. I had seen and immediately appreciated the Samurai genre in the Japanese theater (since converted into a 5 or 6 plex ordinary commercial theatre) in San Francisco. The then-newer sword films, in color, were especially impressive. Seems to me "Diva" owes a lot to those movies, in terms of beautiful scenes, but it didn't really compare. Maybe "Un Coeur en Hiver" is a better example. Anyhow, I found myself quite sympathetic to the Japanese feeling and aesthetic, so I would often drop in, willing to see anything that theatre was screening.

    "Home from the Sea" is not anything to do with Samurai or swords, no physical violence. It is a "simple" story of a contemporary family's livelihood, and a change in circumstances that industry and society imposed on them, destroying that way of life. The family's responses to the change were what made this film great (not that the cinematic craft wasn't superb!)
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    • Sep 27, 1999

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    • Release date
      • October 28, 1972 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Когда сжигаются корабли
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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