Furusato Japan
English title: Japan, Our Homeland
Japanese title: ふるさとJAPAN
Type: Movie
Source: Original
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 7, 2007
Duration: 1 hr 36 min
Rating: G - All Ages
Studios: WAO World
Genres: Drama
Themes: Historical, Music

It was the spring of 1956, roughly 10 years after the end of the Pacific War. A new teacher named Rieko Sakamoto is assigned to an elementary school in Kiba, downtown Tokyo. At the same time, Shizu Miyanaga, a transfer student from Kobe, joins the class #4 of the 6th grade. Shizu is a bright, pretty girl who dreams to become a singer. Blessed with both athletic and academic abilities, Shizu quickly becomes the center of everyone's attention in the class. Akira, the son of a joiner and also the class president, starts to develop a special feeling for Shizu...

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