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Hometown (1983)
106 min | Drama

Hometown (1983)

106 min | Drama

Deep in the mountains of Japan a dam is scheduled to be built, thus forcing a relocation of the farmers. One of them is 78-year-old Denzo, whose son and his wife consider him senile. Left alone, he befriends a young boy, Sentaro, who has ...See moreDeep in the mountains of Japan a dam is scheduled to be built, thus forcing a relocation of the farmers. One of them is 78-year-old Denzo, whose son and his wife consider him senile. Left alone, he befriends a young boy, Sentaro, who has heard that the old man was once a great angler. The unlikely pair spend lots of happy time together, until Denzo has a heart attack and dies far upstream. The dam is completed and the entire area is inundated. Everyone will move away, except Denzo. Written by L.H. Wong See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Yoshi Katô Denzo Denzo See fewer	The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Hiroyuki Nagato Denroku Denroku See fewer	Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)
Kazuyoshi Akamatsu Villager Villager See fewer	Hometown (1983)
Susumu Asai Sentaro Sentaro See fewer	Hometown (1983)
Tokue Hanazawa Shop owner Shop owner See fewer	Shiosai (1975)
Shôzô Hirabayashi Villager Villager See fewer	Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Ben Hiura Actor Actor See fewer	The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Etsuko Ichihara Narrator Narrator See fewer	Your Name. (2016)
Fumie Kashiyama Hana Hana See fewer	The Little Mermaid (1975)
Kirin Kiki Yoshi Yoshi See fewer	Shoplifters (2018)
Kôjirô Kusanagi Masa Masa See fewer	Ultraman Taro (1973)
Gin Maeda Teacher Tani Teacher Tani See fewer	Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)
Yasuko Minoura Actor Actor See fewer	Hometown (1983)
Nana Okada Fuku Fuku See fewer	Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
Saburô Shinoda Denzo as a young man Denzo as a young man See fewer	Ultraman Taro (1973)
Hiromitsu Suzuki Sugiyama Sugiyama See fewer	I Want To (1979)
Tomo Toya Sugiyama's wife Sugiyama's wife See fewer	Atsuhime (2008)